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Identification and Creation

Object Number
P1981.105
People
Samuel Bourne, British (Nottingham, England 1834 - 1912 Nottingham, England)
Title
Benares, Geometrical Figures Carved on Ancient Bhuddist Towers at Sarnath
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
1865-1866
Places
Creation Place: South Asia, India, Uttar Pradesh, Benares
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/286088

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
image: 23.7 x 29.5 cm (9 5/16 x 11 5/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: recto, lower right corner, inscribed in negative: Bourne 1183
  • stamp: verso, bottom center, blue ink: Published by [over] Marion & Co. [over] London
  • inscription: verso, bottom edge, graphite: 1183 [over] Benares Geometrical Figures carved on Ancient Bhuddist Towers at Sarnath

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
P1981.105
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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