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41. Photo 15/6(32)

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Photo 15/6(32)
Title:
King Thibaw's Prime Minister. Photographer: Beato, Felice
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length portrait against a studio backdrop, elder man seated at a table, younger man (his son?) standing behind him. Photograph credited to Beato on basis of the background, which appears in a number of Beato studio photographs. Subjects = Burmese (ethnic...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1890
Extent:
1 item

42. Photo 15/6(67)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 15/6(67)
Title:
Interior, Farm Caves, Maulmain. Photographer: Klier, Philip Adolphe
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View inside the Farm Cave, some ten miles from Moulmein, with a number of small pagodas and Buddha images in the foreground. [Albumen print]. Subjects = cave temples; caves; Elgin Collection; landscape features
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

43. Photo 15/6(28)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 15/6(28)
Title:
King Thibaw's Kyaung now used as a throne [Mandalay]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the kyaung or monastery building, with elaborately carved wooden decorative work. Subjects = Burmese architecture; Burmese architecture (Buddhist); Elgin Collection; kyaungs (Burmese monasteries); monasteries Location = Burma; Mandalay; Manda...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

44. Photo 15/6(35)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 15/6(35)
Title:
Phoongyis returning from begging their daily food [Burma]. Photographer: Beato, Felice
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = Elgin Collection; monks; religion; religion (Buddhism)
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1890
Extent:
1 item

45. Photo 15/6(30)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 15/6(30)
Title:
Golden Kyaung of Queen Soopyalat, Mandalay. Photographer: Beato, Felice
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the ornately carved teak buildings of Queen Sup' Ayalat's kyaung or monastery in B Road. Photograph probably by Beato: see duplicate at Photo 296/1 (31). Subjects = Burmese architecture; Burmese architecture (Buddhist); Elgin Collection; kyaung...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1890
Extent:
1 item

46. Photo 15/6(31)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 15/6(31)
Title:
Silver kyaung of Queen Soopyalat, Mandalay. Photographer: Beato, Felice
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = Burmese architecture; Burmese architecture (Buddhist); Elgin Collection; kyaungs (Burmese monasteries); monasteries Location = Burma; Mandalay; Mandalay Division; Myanmar
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1890
Extent:
1 item

47. Photo 15/6(27)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 15/6(27)
Title:
King Thibaw's Throne in the Palace, Mandalay. Photographer: Beato, Felice
Scope & Content:
The Lion Throne in Mandalay Palace. Probably a Beato photograph: see Photo 296/1 (13), of which this print is probably a duplicate, printed from a somewhat degraded negative. Subjects = Elgin Collection; furniture and furnishings; regalias; thrones Location = Burma; Mandalay; Mandalay Divisi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1890
Extent:
1 item

48. Photo 15/6(33)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 15/6(33)
Title:
General view of Mandalay showing the 450 Pagodas. Photographer: Beato, Felice
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = Burmese architecture; Burmese architecture (Buddhist); Elgin Collection; pagodas; temples Location = Burma; Mandalay; Mandalay Division; Myanmar
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

49. Photo 15/6(46)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 15/6(46)
Title:
Sawbwa's wife and child [Wuntho, Burma]. Photographer: Beato, Felice
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Portrait taken in front of a house at Wuntho, showing the Wuntho Sawbwa's wife and child seated on the ground with food baskets. Attendants are ranged round the pair in a semi-circle and two servants hold umbrellas over the group. Subjects = Burmese (ethnic g...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1890
Extent:
1 item