photographic print(black and white);
album;
carte-de-visite
- Museum number
- Oc,A3.164
- Description
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Photograph (black and white) from an album; carte de visite; portrait of two Chinese men, Chang Woo Gow and Chung Mow, standing in front of a neutral backdrop; they both wear hats, silk robes and cloth boots; they both hold fans; Chung Mow stands on a chair; London.
Albumen print
- Production date
- 1865
- Dimensions
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Height: 9.60 centimetres (image)
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Height: 10.10 centimetres (mount)
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Width: 6 centimetres (image)
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Width: 6.30 centimetres (mount)
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- Curator's comments
- From an album of 176 photographs in carte-de-visite format, by various photographers, including Lindt, Damman, Pulman and others, depicting depicting peoples of the Pacific, as well as Africa, Asia and South America..
Production and Association: This photograph is mentioned in an article in the newspaper The Morning Advertiser, London, Friday, 15 September 1865, p. 3d. In that article both men are identified and the circumstances of taking the photo are explained.
- Location
- Not on display
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Oc,A3.164