Mounted watercolour/pen and ink drawing on silk depicting the third day bathing ceremony celebrating the birth of a Chinese baby, together with a typed translation of the Chinese text from Alan Brews FRCOG in November 1954 and a transcription taken from a publication containing details of the ceremony. The drawing was presented to the College by Professor Preston Maxwell, who was a medical missionary.
Chinese silk watercolour: 'Third Day Bathing Ceremony' c.1911
This material is held atRoyal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Archives
- Reference
- GB 1538 S130
- Dates of Creation
- c1900-1920
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 item
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Rich Chinese families, giving birth to a child, on the third day would invite the midwife to wash the baby. The family, relatives and friends would come to congratulate and watch the washing of the baby.
Access Information
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Conditions Governing Use
Copyright unknown.
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Custodial History
Presented to the RCOG by Professor John Preston Maxwell in November 1954, where it was hung for many years together with a typed description of the ceremony. It was transferred to the College Archive in August 2013.