Chinese Collection (page 17)

Portrait of Lucy Meredith, niece of Sir Thomas Lawrence. Young pre-teen girl in white dress with pink ribbon belt. Hand-tinted engraving by Frederick Christian Lewis after an illustration by Sir

Ichthyosaur, Plesiosaur and Pterosaurs
Ichthyosaur and Plesiosaur fighting at left, Pterosaurs at right. Fantastic image copied from a mezzotint by John Martin from Thomas Hawkins Book of the Great Sea-Dragons

Woman in velvet dress with chiffon double tunic trimmed with skunk fur, stole and muff of white fox fur. Robe de velours a double tunique de mousseline de soie bordee de skunks

Woman in a large toile skirt, looking afraid of a spider. Jupe de grosse toile. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil) etching after an illustration by Gerda Wegener from Tommaso Antonginis Journal des Dames

Woman in dress of corn-yellow velvet with black waistcoat
Woman in dress of corn-yellow velvet with little waistcoat of black velvet. Robe de velours mais, petite veste de velours noir bordee de vair

Woman in afternoon outfit leaning on a column, 1913
Woman in afternoon outfit of long skirt with floral border, floral jacket with lace trim, leaning on a column. Toilette d apres-midi

British Empire exhibition, Hong Kong sign writer
Sign writer from Hong Kong who had travelled especially to paint signs at the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley in 1924

The Hong Kong pavilion at the British Empire exhibition at Wembley in 1924. Date: 1924

Artists impress of the Hong Kong section of the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley in 1924. Date: 1924

Page from The Bystander reporting on the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley in 1924. Illustration by Howard K. Elcock show the Hong Kong gateway, with a Chinese junk and shops. Date: 1924

Notes in the Chinese Court - various artefacts and scenes from Chinese life on exhibition. 1884

Distributing the Pekin Gazette
Scenes in China. Distributing the Pekin Gazette. 1873

Engraving of the Cochin China Fowl kept by Queen Victoria at Windsor. Date: 1843

Chinese headstones, Longuenesse Souvenir CWGC Cemetery Date: 2016

Tea Tree, Thea Bohea, China. Date: 1820

Stages of tea production, China -- Tea Tree, Thea Bohea Loureiro. Date: 1820

Gathering the leaves of the tea plant, China. (2 of 4) Date: 1832

Final process of mixing the tea, China. (4 of 4) Date: 1832

Drying and rolling the green tea, China. (3 of 4) Date: 1832

Roasting tea over a fire, China. Date: 1851

Cultivation of the tea plant, China. (1 of 4) Date: 1832

Drying tea indoors, China. Date: 1851

Roasting top grade tea over a fire, China. Date: 1851

Sifting tea, China. Date: 1851

Sifting tea by hand, China. Date: 1851

Drying tea in the open air, China
Drying tea on a frame in the open air, China. Date: 1851

Woman gathering tea, China. 1857

Sorting tea, China. Date: circa 1870

Tasting tea, China. 1888

Weighing tea chests, China. Date: 1888

Shirley Kellogg & chorus in Zig-Zag, Hippodrome
A zig-zag effect in " Zig-Zag!. Shirley Kellogg, star of the 1917 revue at the London Hippodrome, " Zig-Zag!" seated on a cushion as Shir Lee in the Chinese Lacquer scene

Chung Ling Soo at the London Hippodrome
Chung Ling Soo, Chinese conjuror (real name Billy Robinson) in publicity photographs for his act at the London Hippodrome in 1904. Date: 1904

New Sanitary Laundry, Novelty Silk Handkerchief
New Sanitary Laundry, Orchard Road, Shepherds Bush, West London - Novelty Silk Handkerchief. circa 1890

Fish-catching cormorants at the Hippodrome
Four cormorants, brought from China to appear at the London Hippodrome in 1905. Their act consisted of retrieving fish thrown into the water tank and when a large trout was put in

Group photo at racecourse, Shanghai, China, consisting of Chinese, Japanese and American men in military, naval and civilian dress. Date: circa 1927

Chinese women in traditional dress. 1906

Hong Kong, Happy Valley Golf Clubhouse and pavilions with race course bend to the right. Date: circa 1890s

Hong Kong - Mody Road, Kowloon - Lyee Moon Building
A very rare view of Hong Kong - Mody Road, Kowloon - Lyee Moon Building - Signal Hill Tower (on left) on Blackhead Point with a time ball (only in use 1927-1933). circa 1930

Shanghai Races - horse being led through the crowd
A horse being led through the crowd at Shanghai Races, July 1939. Brought over from the Mongolian Steppes, the horse, Applejack, was a spring winner. 1939

Gateway to Hall of the Classics, Beijing, China
Gateway (part of a triple archway of sculpted marble) leading to the Hall of the Classics (Guozijian), at the Old University, Peking (Beijing), China. Date: circa early 1930s

Shanghai Races - Chinese girls spectating
Two Chinese girls in the crowd at the Shanghai races, 1939. 1939

Shanghai Races - statues outside the race club
Chinese racegoers lighting candles and burning incense in front of statues of the patron saints of the Hwa Hewi (Flower Society)

Shanghai Races
A general view of Shanghai racecourse with a race in progress, 1939. 1939

Shanghai Races - studying the form-book
Two Chinese men studying form at the Shanghai Races in 1939. 1939

Nanjing, China - The Mausoleum of Sun Yat-Sen
Nanjing, China - The Mausoleum and Remembrance Hall of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen (1886-1925). Chinese politician, physician and philosopher who provisionally served as the first president of the Republic of

Postcard showing Graumans Chinese Theatre, Hollywood, 1930s Date: 1930s

Portion of the Floor of Fame at Graumans Chinese Theatre
Postcard showing a portion of the Floor of Fame at Graumans Chinese Theatre, Hollywood, 1930s Date: 1930s

A view of the Chinese Room at the Criterion Restaurant, Piccadilly, London, 1920s Date: 1920s

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