Group of Figures
Attributed to
John Thomson
(Scottish, 1837 - 1921)
Dateca. 1870
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 2 1/8 × 3 7/16 inches (5.41 × 8.69 cm)
Mount: 2 7/16 × 4 1/8 inches (6.15 × 10.49 cm)
Mount: 2 7/16 × 4 1/8 inches (6.15 × 10.49 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2015.67.86
Signednone
InscribedPrinted captions on paper, attached to mount verso, in black type: "Group of Figures. / Pleasant, good tempered faces have all / this group! A good specimen of the type / of Chinese Countenance--The hat a sort / of "Jim Crow" is peculiar to the Shang- / hai district, and is seldom seen elsewhere; / the shade of the faces is a light bronze, / with a rich healthy color in winter, A / picture of this sort gives a better idea of / the people than pages of descriptive writ- / ing."
Markingsnone
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DescriptionHand colored image of group; men, women, and children tightly gathered for photograph.
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