Jardine, Matheson & Co silk filature (spinning mill), Shanghai
Collection
Identifier
RA-m172
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: RA-m172. A scan of a magic lantern slide (the image has probably been flipped). Royal Asiatic Society Library reference: Glass Slide.00/(172). A filature was an establishment for reeling silk from silk moth cocoons. The European factory manager and his wife are standing among the young workers. See Hy01-45 and RA-m184 (images of other filatures).
Caption in album or on mount
172 / SILK FILATURE
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Location
Estimated Date
1910-1912
Material
Other
Media
Black and white photograph
Repository
Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland
