Francis Frith & Co.
Jacob's Well

CultureBritish
Titles
  • Jacob's Well
Datec. 1855–1870
PlaceIsrael
MediumAlbumen silver print
DimensionsImage/Sheet:6 3/16 × 8 1/4 in. (15.7 × 21 cm)
Mount: 12 × 15 in. (30.5 × 38.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Mr. and Mrs. Alexander McLanahan in honor of Edward B. Mayo
Object number88.230
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceWestside National Bank, Houston; purchased by MFAH, 1988.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
recto of mount bottom left corner in pencil "Jacib's Well / 391[?] near Sheahem[?]"
verso of mount bottom right corner a printed label "FRITH'S / PHOTO-PICTURES / THE / UNIVERSAL SERIES"

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