W.L.H. Skeen & Co.
Ceylon Villagers

ArtistBritish, active 1860–1920
CultureBritish
Titles
  • Ceylon Villagers
Datec. 1900
Place depictedSri Lanka
MediumAlbumen silver print from glass negative
DimensionsImage: 5 7/8 × 7 11/16 in. (15 × 19.6 cm)
Sheet: 5 7/8 × 7 11/16 in. (15 × 19.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by various donors
Object number2018.590
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance[Dominic Winter Auctions, Near Cirencester, England, October 4, 2018, lot 741]; purchased by MFAH, 2018.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil, verso, top left: [illegible, erased]

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