William Edward ('Little Willie') Vacher, asleep in the lap of an amah, Shanghai
Collection
Identifier
VH01-016
Copyright
© Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: VH01-016. Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution reference: L03826-005c. William Edward (‘Little Willie’) Vacher was born in Shanghai on 26 August 1857 and died in London in February 1863, aged five. The woman is wearing a thimble (which looks like a ring) on a finger on her right hand. See VH02-063 (another print from the same negative).
Location
Date
Tuesday 15 June 1858
Material
Paper
Media
Black and white photograph
Repository
Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution, Bath