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Identification and Creation

Object Number
P1981.55
People
Charles Shepherd and Arthur Robertson, British, English (in partnership c. 1862-1863)
Title
Untitled (Baniya shop)
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Bunnea. Hindoo Tradesman. Delhi.
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
1862-1863
Places
Creation Place: South Asia, India
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/284412

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
image: 18.5 x 232.8 cm (7 5/16 x 91 5/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: recto, lower left edge, ink: Shepherd & Robertson, Photo: 1121
  • inscription: verso, lower left edge, graphite: Banya's Shop
  • inscription: verso, lower center, graphite: 1121
  • stamp: verso, upper center, blue ink: Published by [over] Marion & Co. [over] London

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. R. Minturn Sedgwick in memory of R. Minturn Sedgwick, Class of 1921
Accession Year
1981
Object Number
P1981.55
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Focus on Indian Photography: Imaging India in the 19th Century, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 12/02/2006 - 02/28/2007

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