Public collection via the Art Institute of Chicago
AT-00009026Rolling Scented Caper and Gunpowder Teas; Weighing Tea for Exportation; A Tea House, Canton; A Tea-Tasting Room, Canton
by John Thomson
Data retrieved from the Art Institute of Chicago on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Quick Overview
- Artist
- John Thomson / Scottish, 1837–1921
- Date
- c. 1868
- Medium
- Collotype, pl. XXI from the album "Illustrations of China and its People, Volume I" (1873)
- Dimensions
- Upper left image: 10.4 × 9.3 cm (4 1/8 × 3 11/16 in.); Upper right image: 10.4 × 9.3 cm (4 1/8 × 3 11/16 in.); Lower left: 9.7 × 10.8 cm (3 7/8 × 4 5/16 in.); Lower right: 9.7 × 8.9 cm (3 7/8 × 3 9/16 in.); Album page: 47 × 34.8 cm (18 9/16 × 13 3/4 in.)
- Type
- Photograph
- Classification
- photography
- Style
- 19th century
- Place
- Scotland
- Department
- Photography and Media
- Credit line
- Purchased with funds provided by Mr. George R. Rinhart, and Charles C. Cunningham, Samuel P. Avery Endowment
- Accession no.
- 1971.403a.21
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