Prince Mahamala, half-brother of King Mongkut of Siam (Thailand). Photograph by John Thomson, 1865.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1866
- Reference:
- 19952i
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Description
Prince Mahamala or Bamrāpp̨ōrapak (1819-1886), wearing a military-style jacket, seated on a European chair with castors by a table. He holds a large hat, with a feather, in his lap. A sword and tea-making equipment on the table. For further details see Paisarn Piemmettawat, loc. cit.
Publication/Creation
1866.
Physical description
1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion ; glass approximately 25.5 x 20.5 cm (10 x 8 in.)
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Lettering
Brother of the 1st king, Siam, 1866. Photo.d by J. Thomson
Signed on the negative, above the spittoon
Bears Thomson's negative number: "1107"
References note
Paisarn Piemmettawat, Siam through the lens of John Thomson 1865-66, including Angkor and coastal China, Bangkok: River Books, 2015, pp. 52-53
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
Reference
Wellcome Collection 19952i
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Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request Note