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281. Photo 1002/42(2328)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1002/42(2328)
Title:
Front view of turban with diamonds, rubies, emeralds and pearl in a gold setting, from the Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple, Madurai. Photographer: Nicholas and Company
Scope & Content:
Reproduced as a chromolithograph in in H.H. Cole, 'Preservation of National Monuments in India' (vol II, (?)Calcutta, c. 1884), part 10, 'Great Temple of Siva and his consort at Madura', pl. iv, the illustration dated 1882.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1882
Extent:
1 item

282. Photo 1084, 1(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1084, 1(8)
Title:
Group of Nuns [Ta-tsang]. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Seated group of nuns: 'This was taken at the nunnery of Ta-tsang, a most desolate spot, from which not a single habitation is to be seen. Our visit was a red letter day to the women, as none of them had ever seen a white man before. The wigs are made ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1903-1904
Extent:
1 item

283. Photo 1113(83)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1113(83)
Title:
Lao Robertson. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length standing portrait of Robert Henderson Robertson, dressed in Lao clothing; original negative only, no print.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

284. Photo 1113(135)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1113(135)
Title:
Moung Shway Attis son. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length portrait of Moung Shway Attis' son holding an umbrella; original negative only, no print.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

285. Photo 1146(24)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1146(24)
Title:
Tibetan Woman. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Portrait of a Tibetan woman in native costume and decorative headgear.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1900
Extent:
1 item

286. Photo 1192(111)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1192(111)
Title:
Shan dacoit. Photographer: Ahuja, D. A.
Scope & Content:
Coloured postcard, divided back. Full-length portrait of a Shan man, standing beside a tree and holding a rifle and dagger.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1900s
Extent:
1 item

287. Photo 1224/1(79)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1224/1(79)
Title:
Tanjore. The Princess [Lakshmi Mukhata Bai Amonami]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Full-length seated portrait of Princess Lakshmi Mukhata Bai Amonami, wearing a long robe and elaborately jewelled headgear. Her right arm rests on a small table on which stands a stereoscopic viewer. For another copy of this portrait, see Mss Eur G38/2 (VIId), where the sitter is identified and ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1877
Extent:
1 item

288. Photo 1224/2(42)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1224/2(42)
Title:
The Maharaja of Bhurtpore and Suite [Bharatpur]. Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd
Scope & Content:
Bharatpur was visited by the compiler of this album between 8th and 10th March, 1878. Group portrait of Jaswant Singh, Maharaja of Bharatpur, seated with his courtiers. Print unsigned, but probably by Bourne and Shepherd.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

289. Photo 1224/2(44)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1224/2(44)
Title:
Rajpoots. Photographer: Shepherd and Robertson
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed and numbered Shepherd & Robertson, Photo: 1120 in the negative. Three sword bearing men kneeling, holding swords. On the left stands a bearer holding a staff; with a large hookah in the foreground. Also, a barely legible inscription on the negative reads (?)'Pi611'.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1862
Extent:
1 item

290. Photo 1224/2(49)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1224/2(49)
Title:
The Seth of Muttra [Mathura]. Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd
Scope & Content:
Mathura was visited by the compiler of this album between 11th and 13th March, 1878. Full-length seated studio portrait of a seth (rich merchant/donor) of Mathura. Tentatively identified as Seth Luchmee Chund. Photograph unsigned, but probably by Bourne and Shepherd.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

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