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040-003064307 Material Type Photographs

1. Photo 355/9

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 355/9
Title:
Sir James Robert Dunlop Smith Collection: Album of Indian rulers and types. Photographer(s): Waterhouse, James
Scope & Content:
Full leather bound album, stamped Photograph Album in gilt in ornate script on front cover, measuring 295 mm x 245 mm. The prints are lightly pasted down alongedges and all are captioned in ink in a neat hand. The prints themselves are generally in very good condition, with few signs of fading. ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
35 items

2. Photo 355/9(22)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 355/9(22)
Title:
Muggurs of Nepal. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group portrait of men of the Magar tribe, armed with bows. This portrait is reproduced as plate 66, vol II of J. Forbes Watson, 'The People of India' (8 vols, London, 1868-75). [Albumen print, 265x193mm]. Subjects = arms and armour; bows and arrows; Dunlop S...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 355/9(23)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 355/9(23)
Title:
Banras of Nepal. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group portrait of six Banra men. This portrait is reproduced as plate 74, vol II of J. Forbes Watson, 'The People of India' (8 vols, London, 1868-75). [Albumen print, 263x193mm]. Subjects = Banras; Dunlop Smith Collection; ethnic groups
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 355/9(24)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 355/9(24)
Title:
Limboos of Nepal. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group portrait of five Limbu men, armed with bows. This portrait is reproduced as plate 64, vol II of J. Forbes Watson, 'The People of India' (8 vols, London, 1868-75). [Albumen print, 269x194mm]. Subjects = arms and armour; bows and arrows; Dunlop Smith Col...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 355/9(25)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 355/9(25)
Title:
Goorungs, a military race in Nepal. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group portrait of ten Gurung men, armed with kukri-like knifes tucked into their waistbands. This portrait is reproduced as plate 69, vol II of J. Forbes Watson, 'The People of India' (8 vols, London, 1868-75). [Albumen print, 269x194mm]. Subjects = arms and...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 355/9(10)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 355/9(10)
Title:
Bhar. Photographer: Waterhouse, James
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length portrait of a kneeling Bhar man. The figure wears a tall turban and carries a sword and shield. The carpet seen in this photograph is same as that in print 8, indicating that the photograph was probably taken at Mandsaur in March 1862. For notes on ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mar 1862
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 355/9(31)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 355/9(31)
Title:
Kathees. Photographer: Waterhouse, James
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length standing portrait of two men. For notes on the dress and physical characteristics of the sitters, see the table in Government of India Foreign Consultations (General), July 1863 (IOR P/205/14), p. 49. Waterhouse notes of this photograph: 'No. 1 is o...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
28 Nov 1862
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 355/9(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 355/9(9)
Title:
Sendoos. Photographer: Waterhouse, James
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Portrait of two squatting men. Unidentified ethnic group or caste (?possibly Sendis, the offspring of Mahratta Brahmans and slave girls). For notes on the dress and physical characteristics of the sitters, see the table in Government of India Foreign Consultati...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
27 Nov 1862
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 355/9(11)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 355/9(11)
Title:
Meenas. Photographer: Waterhouse, James
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group portrait of six figures. For notes on the dress and physical characteristics of the sitters, see the table in Government of India Foreign Consultations (General), July 1863 (IOR P/205/14), p. 51. Waterhouse also notes that 'Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 are Meenas, 5 a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
27 Nov 1862
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 355/9(12)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 355/9(12)
Title:
Moghees. Photographer: Waterhouse, James
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography [Albumen print, 143x126mm]. Subjects = Dunlop Smith Collection; ethnic groups; Moghias
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1862
Extent:
1 item