Street in Pettah, Colombo, Ceylon

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Street in Pettah, Colombo, Ceylon
Street in Pettah, Colombo, Ceylon
Artist/Maker (British, 1852 – 1948)
Date1880-1889
MediumAlbumen print from a collodion negative
DimensionsImage: 8 3/8 × 11 in. (21.3 × 27.9 cm) Mount: 10 × 12 in. (25.4 × 30.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2024.21.162
Not on view
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Additional Details

Signature Recto, lower left corner (within print): "SCOWEN & CO [backwards] / SCOWEN & CO"
Recto, lower left margin (pencil): "Scowen"
Inscribed Recto, lower right margin (black ink): "Street in 'Pettah' - Colombo."
Verso, bottom left corner (pencil): "CEY-075"
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Medium: Albumen prints from collodion negatives
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Medium: Albumen prints from collodion negatives
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Medium: Albumen print from a collodion negative
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Date: c. 1880
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
Object number: 2024.21.161
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Entrance to the Buddhist Temple, Kandy, Ceylon
Charles T. Scowen
Date: c. 1880s
Medium: Albumen print from a collodion negative
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Charles T. Scowen
Date: c. 1880
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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