Richard Newby in a sedan chair by the Mercantile Bank, Shanghai

Richard Newby in a sedan chair by the Mercantile Bank, Shanghai

Collection

Vacher-Hilditch

Identifier

VH02-123

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: VH02-123. Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution reference: L04357-048c. Richard Newby, Agent in Shanghai for the Mercantile Bank of India, London, and China. This photograph was taken outside the Mercantile Bank of India, London and China. N.B. The same patterned stones on the ground are also in VH02-009, VH02-030, VH02-037, VH02-051, VH02-052, VH02-055, VH02-058, VH02-075, VH02-076, VH02-111, VH02-155, VH02-158 and VH02-220.

Caption in album or on mount

R. Newby at Mercantile Bank

Location

Shanghai

Estimated Date

1850s

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph

Repository

Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution, Bath