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Photo 1224/3(58)
- Record Id:
- 041-003185850
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003185460
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026599955.0x000864
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 1224/3(58)
- Title:
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An Execution. Photographer: Saunders, W.
- Scope & Content:
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With contemporary printed descriptive label: 'No. 32.- Decapitation. Our artist has seized the moment when the culprit, half stupefied with opium, having been shot out of the cage or basket in which he has reached the ground, has his queue firmly grasped and pulled over his head by a man who will, by tightening his hold, keep the neck steadily stretched for the knife. The executioner usually performs his duty very dexterously, a second blow from the short broad sword or knife being hardly ever required. The magistrate deputed to witness and report the execution, sits behind a desk upon which is laid the death warrant.' Unsigned but attributed to W. Saunders.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003185460
040-003185792
041-003185850 - Is part of:
- Photo 1224 : Lucas Collection: Photographic record of the world tour of Charles James and Morton P. Lucas, 1877-79.
Photo 1224/3 : Lucas Collection: Photographic record of the world tour of Charles James and Morton P. Lucas, 1877-79. Volume 3, China.…
Photo 1224/3(58) : An Execution. Photographer: Saunders, W. - Hierarchy:
- 032-003185460[0003]/040-003185792[0058]/041-003185850
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Photo 1224
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Techniques:
- Albumen Print
Photograph
Photographic Print
Silver Printing-Out Paper Print - Start Date:
- 1869
- End Date:
- 1871
- Date Range:
- c 1870
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Appointment Required to view these records. Please consult Asian and African Studies Print Room staff.
- Physical Characteristics:
-
Dimensions: 200 mm x 268 mm
Format: Photograph Album
Secondary Support: Card
- Publications:
- Reproduced in Clark Worswick, Imperial China. Photographs 1850-1912 (Pennwick Publishing, U.S.A, 1978) p. 63.
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Known
- Names:
- Saunders, W.
- Subjects:
- Clothing and Dress
Crowds
Footwear
Hats
Headgear
People
Punishment and Torture
Shoes - Places:
- Shanghai, China, Asia