Artist
Unknown
Titles
- Elephant and Prince
- Taking a Bath
Date1876
PlaceColombo, Sri Lanka (Ceylon)
MediumAlbumen silver print
DimensionsImage (.A, Left Image): 5 1/4 × 8 1/4 in. (13.3 × 21 cm)
Image (.B, Right Image): 5 1/8 × 7 5/8 in. (13 × 19.4 cm)
Mount: 13 3/4 × 18 3/16 in. (34.9 × 46.2 cm)
Image (.B, Right Image): 5 1/8 × 7 5/8 in. (13 × 19.4 cm)
Mount: 13 3/4 × 18 3/16 in. (34.9 × 46.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Lynn and Peter Coneway
Object number88.208.1.A,.B
Not on view
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
above images on mount in ink "Ceylon 1876"
below images(left) "Elephant and prince, Ceylon",(right) "Taking a bath"
below images(left) "Elephant and prince, Ceylon",(right) "Taking a bath"
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