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Mss Eur G91(139b)
- Record Id:
- 040-003250837
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002297772
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026879933.0x002eff
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur G91(139b)
- Title:
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Fountain erected as a memorial of Mr D. Panioty, Asst. Private Secy. [Calcutta]. Photographer: Unknown
- Scope & Content:
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Genre: Architectural Photography
General view of the drinking fountain, with its marble pavilion in Mughal style, with a cusped arch on each of its four faces and deep overhanging eaves. The fountain was erected in 1898 in memory of David Panioty, Viceroy's Assistant Private Secretary, and originally stood at the junction of Esplanade Row (West) and Government Place, opposite the west gate of Government House, which can be seen in the background. It was moved further to the west (to a spot opposite Old Post Office Street) in the early 1900s. See 'Bengal Past and Present', vol. 1, p. 186.
[Albumen print, 244x284mm].
Subjects = Bowring Collection; fountains
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002297772
040-003250837 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur G91 : Lewin Bentham Bowring papers.
Mss Eur G91(139b) : Fountain erected as a memorial of Mr D. Panioty, Asst. Private Secy. [Calcutta]. Photographer: Unknown - Hierarchy:
- 032-002297772[1233]/040-003250837
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur G91
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Start Date:
- 1897
- End Date:
- 1899
- Date Range:
- c 1898
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Format: Bound in Volume
Secondary Support: Card
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Known
- Subjects:
- Bowring Collection
Bowring Collection
Named Collections
Named Collections
Panioty Fountain (Calcutta)
Panioty Fountain (Calcutta) - Places:
- Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Asia
Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Asia