Amoy, Fukien province, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1870/1871.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1870
- Reference:
- 18958i
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Description
Large earthenware jars, one broken, standing on a ledge on a rocky hill. Described in Through China with a camera, p. 101. Cf. Thomson's negative number 540
Publication/Creation
1870
Physical description
1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion ; glass approximately 20.5 x 25.5 cm (8 x 10 in.)
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Lettering
Jars containing human remains awaiting interment in Amoy
Bears Thomson's negative number: "352"
Notes
This is one of a collection of original glass negatives made by John Thomson. The negatives, made between 1868 and 1872, were purchased from Thomson by Sir Henry Wellcome in 1921
Reference
Wellcome Collection 18958i
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Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request Note