Two characters on stage, with a spinning wheel
Collection
Identifier
PF01-58
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: PF01-58. The character on the left, who might be a man wearing a woman’s costume, has a false nose and is operating a Chinese-style spinning wheel. Elizabeth (Bessie) L’Evesque Pirkis (1836-1900) is on the right, holding a book. Behind them is a stage set, which may have been painted by Bessie Pirkis, and includes initial capital letters above a doorway. Unidentified location - perhaps Beijing? See PF01-80 (another print).
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Estimated Date
1871
Material
Paper
Media
Black and white photograph
