Bangkok, Siam (Thailand): the verandah outside the Chapel of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra K̄æo). Photograph by John Thomson, 1865/1866.

  • Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
Date:
1865-1866
Reference:
19942i
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Description

The chapel of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra K̄æo) is in the precincts of the Grand Palace, Bangkok. The photograph shows some of the adornments of the exterior, such as the gilded stucco reliefs, doors inlaid with mother-of-pearl, and the stair-risers faced with Chinese porcelain tiles with designs of flowers and birds. Two boys are crouching down at the foot of the steps, another is sitting on a bench. Two Dutch statues representing Winter and Spring stand on either side of the steps: they passed subsequently to the Somdet Phra Narai National Museum at Lopburi, Thailand. For further details see Paisarn Piemmettawat, loc. cit.

Publication/Creation

1865-1866

Physical description

1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion ; glass approximately 25.5 x 20.5 cm (10 x 8 in.)

Lettering

Gate of Buddhist temple, Bangkok, Siam 24 Bears Thomson's negative number: "1102"

Notes

This is one of a collection of original glass negatives made by John Thomson. The negatives, made between 1868 and 1872, were purchased from Thomson by Sir Henry Wellcome in 1921

References note

Paisarn Piemmettawat, Siam through the lens of John Thomson 1865-66, including Angkor and coastal China, Bangkok: River Books, 2015, pp. 90-91

Reference

Wellcome Collection 19942i

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