Francis Frith & Co.
The Written Valley, Sinai (Wady Mukatteb)

CultureBritish
Titles
  • The Written Valley, Sinai (Wady Mukatteb)
Datec. 1855–1870
PlaceWadi Mukatteb, Sinai, Egypt
MediumAlbumen silver print
DimensionsImage: 6 1/16 × 15 1/16 in. (15.4 × 38.2 cm)
Sheet: 6 1/16 × 8 1/4 in. (15.4 × 21 cm)
Mount: 12 1/16 × 15 1/16 in. (30.6 × 38.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Margaret C. and Louis Skidmore, Jr. in honor of Joan Alexander
Object number88.171
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceWestside National Bank, Houston; purchased by MFAH, 1988.
Exhibition History"Past/Present: Photography from the Permanent Collection of The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, December 8, 1991–February 9, 1992.

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