Chinese Woman's Dress
Attributed to
John Thomson
(Scottish, 1837 - 1921)
Dateca. 1870
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 3 7/16 × 2 1/8 inches (8.69 × 5.41 cm)
Mount: 4 1/8 × 2 7/16 inches (10.49 × 6.15 cm)
Mount: 4 1/8 × 2 7/16 inches (10.49 × 6.15 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2015.67.75
Signednone
InscribedPrinted captions on paper, attached to mount verso, in black type: "Chinese Woman's / Dress. / Fashion is neither so arbitrary nor so / changeable among the gentler sex in / China sa in Western Countries, and yet / a more picturesque or sensible dress than / that worn by the women of Shanghai, / and herein depicted is seldom seen.-- / [¶] Expense is not spared in the ma- / terial which is often of the very finest / quality--the colors are sometimes very / bright and cheerful looking, but more / usually subdued and tasteful. --The style / of ornamentation varies according to the / fancy of the wearer, but the cut is never / altered.--";
Handwritten on paper attached to mount verso, top, in pencil: "- Soochow" [sic - an old English word for the city, Suzhou]
Markingsnone
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Not on viewCollections
DescriptionHand colored image of Chinese woman standing in 3/4 profile wearing an elaborate dress. More decorative ornamentation is present along the shoulders, arm cuffs, and headdress.
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