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Name Shepherd and Robertson Material Type Photographs

11. Photo 15/10(52)

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Photo 15/10(52)
Title:
Banya's shop. Photographer: Shepherd and Robertson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Banya or bunnea (petty trader) seated in the doorway of his shop, his scales in front of him. The photograph is used as illustration no. 184 in vol. IV of The People of India (1869). Duplicate at Photo 460 (52). Subjects = banyas; Elgin Collection; occupation...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1863
Extent:
1 item

12. Photo 15/10(53)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 15/10(53)
Title:
Sansies. Delhi District. Photographer: Shepherd and Robertson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group portrait of two women and a man of the Sansi tribe, a hereditary vagrant or criminal class. Photograph used as illustration no. 195 in vol. IV of The People of India (1869). Subjects = Elgin Collection; ethnic groups; Sansis; vagrants
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1863
Extent:
1 item

13. Photo 15/10(54)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 15/10(54)
Title:
Snake charmers. Photographer: Shepherd and Robertson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Two snake charmers blowing their pipes. Photograph used as illustration no. 205 in vol. IV of The People of India (1869). Subjects = Elgin Collection; entertainers; Jogis (caste); occupations; snake charmers
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1863
Extent:
1 item

14. Photo 15/10(55)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 15/10(55)
Title:
Shrofs. Money changer. Photographer: Shepherd and Robertson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Studio portrait of two men, seated with account books and piles of coins. Subjects = Elgin Collection; money changers; occupations
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1863
Extent:
1 item

15. Photo 15/10(56)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 15/10(56)
Title:
Embroiderer. Photographer: Shepherd and Robertson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Man seated cross-legged at his embroidery frame. Photograph used as illustration no. 188 in vol. IV of The People of India (1869), where it is captioned 'Scarfmaker'. Subjects = Elgin Collection; embroiderers; occupations
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1863
Extent:
1 item

16. Photo 15/10(57)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 15/10(57)
Title:
Indian carriage & pair. Photographer: Shepherd and Robertson
Scope & Content:
Two figures seated in a small two-wheeled carriage drawn by a pair of bullocks. Another copy of this photograph can be found in The People of India, vol. VII, plate 349 (Photo 972/7 (349)), where it used to illustrate the Guddees, a farming tribe of the North-West Provinces. The location is ther...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1863
Extent:
1 item

17. Photo 15/10(58)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 15/10(58)
Title:
Goldsmith. Photographer: Shepherd and Robertson
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Goldsmith blowing on his furnace through a tube. Photograph used as illustration no. 186 in vol. IV of The People of India (1869). Subjects = Elgin Collection; goldsmiths; occupations
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1863
Extent:
1 item

18. Photo 28/2(16)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 28/2(16)
Title:
The Maharajah of Bhurtpore [Bharatpur] at Durbar. Photographer: Shepherd and Robertson
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed 'Shepherd & Robertson Photo' in the negative. Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait group showing the young Maharaja Jaswant Singh (c. 1850-1893), succeeded as minor 1853, ruled 1871-93, seated before a gathering of state officials. Retainers stand in the background. Thi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1862
Extent:
1 item

19. Photo 28/2(17)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 28/2(17)
Title:
Jat Sirdars, Bhurtpore [Bharatpur] District. Photographer: Shepherd and Robertson
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Numbered and signed '1118 Shepherd & Robertson' in the negative. Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Group of three sirdars kneeling on the floor, their swords across their knees, with and an attendant beside them holding a shade. A hookah stands to the left of the gro...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1862
Extent:
1 item

20. Photo 28/2(19)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 28/2(19)
Title:
Native Bankers, Delhi. Photographer: Shepherd and Robertson
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed 'Shepherd & Robertson' (heavily cropped) in the negative. Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Full-length seated portrait of four merchants.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1862
Extent:
1 item