Blacksmith at work (studio reconstruction). Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Studio portrait of two men shaping a piece of metal, with a woman seated to the right (operating bellows). Probably a print shown at an international exhibition.
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Three embroiderers seated at sewing frames. Probably an exhibition photograph, unsigned but possibly by Shivashanker Narayen.
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Showing the same figure as in print 4922, seated at his wheel, with a donkey carrying packs of clay in the background. Prints 4922-4926 all appear to be the work of the same photographer, and the prints were probably shown at an exhibition in Europe. Oval image.
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group of potters, seated with pots. Same figure at wheel as in prints 4922-4923. Prints 4922-4926 all appear to be the work of the same photographer, and the prints were probably shown at an exhibition in Europe. Oval image.
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Potter making the cylindrical pipes that will be cut in half to make pan-tiles. Prints 4922-4926 all appear to be the work of the same photographer, and the prints were probably shown at an exhibition in Europe.
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Showing two wood carvers at work, surrounded by elaborately carved furniture in the workshop. Photograph probably shown at the Vienna Exhibition of 1873.