Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: VH01-050. Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution reference: L03826-022. 'Taiping' or 'Tae-ping' (i.e. 'Heavenly Peace') was the hong of Gilman, Bowman & Co., tea traders, and the residence of William and Elizabeth Vacher. 'Tai-ping' appears to have shared a garden with Sin-tai-ping. E.K. = Edward King.  J.J. = Could be J.  Jarvie?  R.J. = Could be R. Jarvie? More photographs of Tae-ping: VH-s01, VH01-006, VH01-030 (garden), VH02-001, VH02-040, VH02-073 (garden), VH02-176 (garden), VH02-177, VH02-181 and VH02-205.

Caption in album or on mount

R.J. E.K. JJ. C.A.W - in Garden / Taiping after Snow / (Mr & Mrs Vacher's)

Location

Shanghai

Estimated Date

1850s

Tags

• garden
• snow
• winter
• house
• fountain
• aviary
• Vacher-Hilditch
• Vacher
• Hilditch

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph

Repository

Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution, Bath

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