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A photograph of Mongkut (also called Phrachomklao, posthumous name Rama IV) King of Siam (r. 1851 – 1868 CE). This photograph has been taken from a glass negative by John Thomson (1837 - 1921 CE) in 1866 CE and shows King Mongkut in state...

Her Majesty the Queen Mother, Queen Sirikit of Thailand who was born in 1932 CE. The date that this photo was taken is not known. The photo shows Thai silk worn by Thai royalty.

Silk scarves at the Jim Thompson House Museum gift shop in Bangkok, Thailand. This photo was taken in July 2019 CE.

A Bowl of Raw Silk and Silk Cocoons on display at the Jim Thompson House Museum in Bangkok, Thailand. This photo was taken in July 2019 CE.

Silk strands on display at the Jim Thompson House Museum in Bangkok, Thailand. This photo was taken in July 2019 CE.

Ming Dynasty (1368 to 1644 CE) porcelain on display at the Jim Thompson House Museum in Bangkok, Thailand. Date of porcelain is unknown. This photo was taken in July 2019 CE.

Part of the six-building complex that is the Jim Thompson House Museum in Bangkok, Thailand and built c. 1959 CE. Thompson built a traditional antique wooden Thai-style house using temple doors from junk shop finds and gathered six old teakwood...

This is the drawing or living room at the Jim Thompson House Museum in Bangkok, Thailand. The house was built c. 1959 CE from teak that was hundreds of years old and salvaged by Jim Thompson from the ruins of Ayutthaya (c. 1351 - 1757 CE...

Internal teak staircase and Italian marble black and white tiles at the Jim Thompson House Museum in Bangkok, Thailand. The house was built in c. 1959 CE and incorporated six traditional teak houses that were brought down the canals or khlongs...

Spirit house in the gardens of the Jim Thompson House Museum Bangkok, Thailand. The spirit house was built in c. 1959 CE and is an exact replica of the larger Jim Thompson house and complex. It is the Thai belief that the spirit house would...