Hindu Temple, Colombo, Ceylon

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Hindu Temple, Colombo, Ceylon
Hindu Temple, Colombo, Ceylon
Artist/Maker (British, 1852 – 1948)
Datec. 1880s
MediumAlbumen print from a collodion negative
DimensionsImage: 8 1/2 in. × 11 in. (21.6 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2020.9.215
Not on view
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Provenance 2020: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art), by gift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling.
Markings Watermark: "Scowen & Co." on recto at lower left in print.
Watermark: "Hindoo Temple, Colombo." on recto at lower left in print.
Signature Signed "Scowen" (in presumably his handwriting) on verso at bottom right in pencil.
Inscribed "CEY-038" on verso at upper left in pencil.
"1250" on verso at bottom left in pencil.

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