Street Vendors

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)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2015.67.106

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InscribedPrinted captions on paper, attached to mount verso, in black type: "Street Vendors. / As a rule a large portion of the lower / class of Chinese, especially in towns, / may be termed peripatetic feeders--for / a few cash they obtain from street ven- / dors "All hot" a small quantity of Rice / seasoned with various condiments : fish, / pork, soy &c. washed down with little / potions of tea--a couple of chop-sticks, / used with wonderful dexterity, serve in- / stead of knives, forks, and spoons--and / a short whiff of a pipe completed the / meal-- / ¶ With this light food they are satisfied, / and moreover on this alone they do an / amount of laborious work, which would / surprise an English Navvy [sic.], whose nour- / ishment is of so much more substantial / a nature."

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DescriptionHand colored image of group gathered around grassy area with cart, boxes, and baskets of goods.

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