The Perahera- an annual Buddhist procession, Ceylon

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The Perahera- an annual Buddhist procession, Ceylon
The Perahera- an annual Buddhist procession, Ceylon
Artist/Maker (British, 1852 – 1948)
Datec. 1880s
MediumAlbumen print from a collodion negative
DimensionsComposition/Sheet: 8 3/16 × 10 7/8 in. (20.8 × 27.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2021.12.267
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Exhibition History 2024-2025
Clinton, NY. The Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College. "Menagerie: Animals in Art from the Wellin Museum," September 7, 2024 –June 8, 2025 (no cat.).
Provenance 2021: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art), by gift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling.
Signature Verso, bottom left (pencil): "Scowen"
Inscribed Recto, bottom left (printed): "THE PERAHERA- AN ANNUAL BUDDHIST PROCESSION-"
Recto, bottom right (printed): "SCOWEN &Co. CEYLON."
Verso, bottom left (pencil): "1616" and "CEY-045"
The Perahera, the annual Buddhist procession, Ceylon (recto); Men riding elephants, Ceylon (verso)
The Perahera, the annual Buddhist procession, Ceylon (recto); Men riding elephants, Ceylon (verso)
Charles T. Scowen
Date: c. 1880s
Medium: Albumen prints from collodion negatives
Object number: 2021.12.268a-b
Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art at Hamilton College, Clinton, NY. Pho…
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Charles T. Scowen
Date: c. 1880s
Medium: Albumen prints from collodion negatives
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Date: c. 1880s
Medium: Albumen print from a collodion negative
Object number: 2020.9.214
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Charles T. Scowen
Date: c. 1880
Medium: Albumen print from a collodion negative
Object number: 2020.9.216
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Charles T. Scowen
Date: c. 1880
Medium: Albumen print from a collodion negative
Object number: 2020.9.217
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Charles T. Scowen
Date: c. 1880s
Medium: Albumen print from a collodion negative
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Charles T. Scowen
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Medium: Albumen print from a collodion negative
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Charles T. Scowen
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Medium: Albumen print from a collodion negative
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Charles T. Scowen
Date: c. 1880s
Medium: Albumen print from a collodion negative
Object number: 2020.9.215
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Charles T. Scowen
Date: c. 1880s
Medium: Albumen print from a collodion negative
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Charles T. Scowen
Date: c. 1880s
Medium: Albumen print from a collodion negative
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Charles T. Scowen
Date: 1880s
Medium: Albumen print
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