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Collection Area Visual Arts Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 70 Digitised Content No

1. Photo 70

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 70
Title:
Views in Burma. Photographer(s): Klier, Philip Adolphe
Scope & Content:
Collection of seven loose prints with contemporary captions and number written in pencil on the reverse. Although only one print (print 4) is blind embossed with Klier's stamp, it is probable that the other prints are also his work. The collection comprises a miscellanous selection of Burmese vi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s-1890s
Extent:
7 items

2. Photo 70(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 70(1)
Title:
Burmese in Festival Dresses. Photographer: Klier, Philip Adolphe
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Studio group portrait of Burmese girls and children.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1880s-180s
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 70(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 70(2)
Title:
King Theebaw's state barge. Photographer: Klier, Philip Adolphe
Scope & Content:
View of the state barge of Thibaw, the former King of Burma, moored on the Irrawaddy, probably at Mandalay. The boat is double-hulled, with two figureheads in the form of heavily gilded figures, while the accommodation is in the form of a payathat or pavilion with a spire of tiered roofs.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s-1890s
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 70(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 70(3)
Title:
Burmese zat pway. Photographer: Klier, Philip Adolphe
Scope & Content:
General view of dance in progress, with group of European spectators standing in background. The zat pwe performance incorporates singing, dancing and drama.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s-1890s
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 70(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 70(4)
Title:
Burmese Band and Performers. Photographer: Klier, Philip Adolphe
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Posed group of musicians and performers, with a row of theatrical masks of animals and spirits arranged on a wooden platform above the figures.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s-1890s
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 70(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 70(5)
Title:
King Thee Baw's Kyoung [Mandalay]. Photographer: Klier, Philip Adolphe
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the kyaung or monastery in which Thibaw, former King of Burma, spent his early years.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s-1890s
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 70(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 70(6)
Title:
Royal Palace, Mandalay. Photographer: Klier, Philip Adolphe
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View of the gilded spire or shwepyathat, that rises over the throne room in the Palace or Nandaw at Mandalay. A group of British soldiers stand in the foreground.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s-1890s
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 70(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 70(7)
Title:
Prome Pagoda. Photographer: Klier, Philip Adolphe
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View of the Shwesandaw Pagoda at Prome. Print in poor condition, with numerous tears and some missing portions.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1890
Extent:
1 item