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1. Photo 1000/42(4369)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1000/42(4369)
Title:
Studio portrait of a group of Coorg chiefs. Photographer: Nicholas and Curths
Scope & Content:
Studio group portrait.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1860s
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 1000/52(4939)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1000/52(4939)
Title:
Group of carpenters at work, Madras. Photographer: Nicholas and Curths
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group posed with various tools. Photographer's name on mount. From the series of 'Photographs illustrating various native classes, occupations, &c....Native carpenters at work' by Nicholas & Curths, shown at the Vienna Exhibition of 1873 (J. Forbes wats...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 1000/52(4944)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1000/52(4944)
Title:
Women pounding and cleaning rice, Madras. Photographer: Nicholas and Curths
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Portrait of two women, one using a pestle and mortar holding a tray of rice. Photographer's name on mount. From the series of 'Photographs illustrating various native classes, occupations, &c....Native women pounding and cleaning rice' by Nicholas & Cur...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 1000/52(4945)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1000/52(4945)
Title:
Women with curry stone and raggy mill, Madras. Photographer: Nicholas and Curths
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Showing two women, one crushing spices, the other grinding raggy (a grain cultivated as a staple in food in Southern India) between two millstones. Photographer's name on mount. From the series of 'Photographs illustrating various native classes, occupations, &...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 1000/52(4948)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1000/52(4948)
Title:
Oil mill, Madras. Photographer: Nicholas and Curths
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Bullock team grinding down contents of a large wooden tank to produce (coconut?) oil. The animals are attached to an arm which turns the base of the container. Photographer's name on mount. From the series of 'Photographs illustrating various native classes, oc...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 1000/52(4956)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1000/52(4956)
Title:
Tailors at work, Madras. Photographer: Nicholas and Curths
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Studio portrait. Photographer's name on mount. From the series of 'Photographs illustrating various native classes, occupations, &c....Dursies or tailors,' by Nicholas & Curths, shown at the Vienna Exhibition of 1873 (J. Forbes watson, 'Vienna Universal...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 1000/52(4961)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1000/52(4961)
Title:
Bill collectors, Madras. Photographer: Nicholas and Curths
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group posed with bills at the doorway of a house. Photographer's name on mount. From the series of 'Photographs illustrating various native classes, occupations, &c....Native bill collectors,' by Nicholas & Curths, shown at the Vienna Exhibition of 1873...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 1000/52(4962)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1000/52(4962)
Title:
Domestic servants, Madras. Photographer: Nicholas and Curths
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Posed studio group showing four domestic servants posed in the act of performing various tasks (cleaning shoes, washing plates, pouring water, etc). Photographer's name on mount. From the series of 'Photographs illustrating various native classes, occupations, ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 1000/52(4964)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1000/52(4964)
Title:
Juggler performing the sword-swallowing trick, Madras. Photographer: Nicholas and Curths
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Photographer's name on mount. Probably shown at the Vienna Exhibition of 1873. Studio portrait of juggler, with only the hilt of his sword protruding from his mouth.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 1000/52(4965)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1000/52(4965)
Title:
Group of jugglers and musicians, Madras. Photographer: Nicholas and Curths
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Studio group. The sword-swallower from print 4964 also appears in this group. From the series of 'Photographs illustrating various native classes, occupations, &c....Native jugglers,' by Nicholas & Curths, shown at the Vienna Exhibition of 1873 (J. Forb...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870
Extent:
1 item