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032-003133616 Language Not applicable Name Caney, W.

1. Photo 1002/17(869)

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Photo 1002/17(869)
Title:
The Jami Masjid, Delhi. Photographer: Caney, W.
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking across the court towards the east façade of the Jami Masjid, with the ablution tank in the foreground. The photograph has been taken with a lens of insufficient focal length to cover the plate, and there is vugnetting at the corners. Subjects = Ar...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 1002/16(837)

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Photo 1002/16(837)
Title:
Inscribed elephant capital from Kankali Tila, at Mathura. Photographer: Caney, W.
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Photograph of the capital, excavated by Cunningham in 1871, showing the inscription from the reign of the Kushan King Huvishka on the base. The head of the elephant has been broken off. Described in A. Cunningham, Report for the year 1871-72 (A.S.I. vol. III, Ca...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
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Date Range:
c 1872
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 1002/16(857)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1002/16(857)
Title:
General view of the Jami Masjid, Mathura. Photographer: Caney, W.
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view looking across the court towards the main façade of the mosque. The interiors of the three arches are decorated with encaustic tiling. Subjects = Archaeological Survey of India Collections; Archaeological Survey of India Collections (Indian Museum...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870s
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 1002/17(872)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1002/17(872)
Title:
General view of the Kalan Masjid, Delhi. Photographer: Caney, W.
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking towards the main façade of the building. T. Bloch, 'A list of the photographic negatives of Indian antiquities in the collection of the Indian Museum: with which is incorporated the list of similar negatives in the possession of the the India Office...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 1002/18(913)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1002/18(913)
Title:
Unidentified tomb, possibly near the Khairpur Masjid, Delhi. Photographer: Caney, W.
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of main tomb. Subjects = Archaeological Survey of India Collections; Archaeological Survey of India Collections (Indian Museum Series); Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Islamic); tombs; unidentified
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 1002/16(839)

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Photo 1002/16(839)
Title:
Five railing pillars, with dancing girls standing on dwarves, Mathura. Photographer: Caney, W.
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Photograph of the five pillars, finely carved in deep relief, standing side by side in a garden. These were discovered in the neighbourhood, though not excavated, by Cunningham during his excavations of 1871-2. See A. Cunningham, Report for the year 1871-72 (A.S...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1872
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 1002/14(674)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1002/14(674)
Title:
General view of the Dhamekh Stupa at Sarnath. Photographer: Caney, W.
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = Archaeological Survey of India Collections; Archaeological Survey of India Collections (Indian Museum Series); Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Buddhist); stupas Location = India; Sarnath; Uttar Pradesh
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1880s
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 1002/17(871)

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Photo 1002/17(871)
Title:
Interior court of the Kalan Masjid, Delhi. Photographer: Caney, W.
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Carr Stephen, The archaeology of the monumental remains of Delhi (Ludhiana and Calcutta, 1876), pp. 149-154. Subjects = Archaeological Survey of India Collections; Archaeological Survey of India Collections (Indian Museum Series); Indian architecture; Indian a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 1002/17(879)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1002/17(879)
Title:
General view of the Qutb Minar, Delhi. Photographer: Caney, W.
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View from the east looking towards the tower of victory, with the dome of the Alai Darwaza at the left, and the small pavilion, a late addition that for a time stood at the top of the tower, at the right. Adham Khan's Tomb can be seen in the background to the le...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 1002/11(515)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1002/11(515)
Title:
The Khas Mahal, Agra. Photographer: Caney, W.
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking eastwards across the Anguri Bagh towards the Khas Mahal. Subjects = Archaeological Survey of India Collections; Archaeological Survey of India Collections (Indian Museum Series); gardens; Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Islamic); palaces
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1880s
Extent:
1 item