Francis Frith & Co.
Bold Rocks, West of the Ravine, Petra

Bold Rocks, West of the Ravine, Petra

Public Domain

ArtistBritish, founded 1859
CultureBritish
Titles
  • Bold Rocks, West of the Ravine, Petra
Datec. 1855–1870
PlacePetra, Jordan
MediumAlbumen silver print
DimensionsImage/Sheet: 6 1/16 × 8 3/16 in. (15.4 × 20.8 cm)
 Mount: 11 7/8 × 15 in. (30.2 × 38.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Margaret C. and Louis Skidmore, Jr. in honor of Isabell Smith Herzstein
Object number88.172
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceWestside National Bank, Houston; purchased by MFAH, 1988.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
printed below image "Bold Rocks, West of the Ravine, Petra.", a Biblical quotation, printed bottom right below image "548"

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