Man, perhaps a doctor, with long fingernails and a pipe

Title : Man, perhaps a doctor, with long fingernails and a pipe

Topic : Other collections

Location : Unknown

Estimated dates : 1880-1890

Nature : B&W Photo

Support image : Paper

Caption on support : An old Chinaman.

Information data : University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: UB01-02. From an album held in University of Bristol Library, Special Collections. This image has been reproduced on an old post card and entitled 'Chinese Doctor'. This man's long fingernails show that he could live comfortably without engaging in manual labour.

Keywords : smoking;pipe;aristocracy;nobility;work;status;royalty;fingernail;nail