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Collection Area Visual Arts Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 249 Material Type Photographs

1. Photo 249

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 249
Title:
Fiebig Collection: Views in Ceylon. Photographer(s): Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Collection of 70 loose hand-coloured salted paper prints from calotype negatives, mounted on card measuring 348 x 470 mm, with contemporary hand-written captions at bottom left. The caption to print 26 in this series appears to indicate that Fiebig visited Ceylon (Sri Lanka) in 1852. This photog...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1852
Extent:
70 items

2. Photo 249(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 249(1)
Title:
Government House, Kandy (Ceylon). Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View of the main facade of Government House from the lawn, with figures posed in the foreground.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1852
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 249(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 249(2)
Title:
Lake scenery near Kandy. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed 'F. Fiebig' in the negative. Genre: Landscape Photography View looking along the lakeside at Kandy.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1852
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 249(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 249(3)
Title:
Lake scenery near Kandy. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed 'F. Fie[big]' in the negative. Genre: Landscape Photography View looking across the lake at Kandy, towards the library of the Temple of Tooth on the far side.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1852
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 249(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 249(4)
Title:
Great Buddhist temple, Kandy (Ceylon). Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed 'F. Fieb[ig]' in the negative. Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along the moat towards the entrance to the Dalada Maligawa ('Temple of the Tooth') at Kandy.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1852
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 249(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 249(5)
Title:
Scenery near Point de Galle. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed 'F. Fiebig' in the negative. Genre: Landscape Photography View looking across open ground towards a small church on the skyline, with a settlement of thatched huts in the foreground.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1852
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 249(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 249(6)
Title:
Buddhist temple, Kandy. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View from the edge of the lake, looking towards the library of the Temple of the Tooth.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1852
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 249(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 249(7)
Title:
Scenery near Colombo. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed 'F. Fiebig' in the negative. Genre: Urban Topographical Photography Street scene with domestic houses, in or near Colombo.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1852
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 249(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 249(8)
Title:
Scenery near Colombo. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed 'F. Fiebig' in the negative. Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View looking along a tree-lined avenue in or near Colombo.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1852
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 249(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 249(9)
Title:
Buddhist temple, Ceylon. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed 'F. Fiebig' in the negative. Genre: Architectural Photography View looking towards a small dagoba or stupa, with the entrance gateway in the foreground. Precise location unspecified.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1852
Extent:
1 item