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Identification and Creation

Object Number
P1982.223
People
Francis Frith, British (Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England 1822 - 1898 Reigate, England)
Title
The Temple of Maharraka, Nubia
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
1857
Places
Creation Place: Middle East, Nubia
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/285985

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
image: 15.5 x 23 cm (6 1/8 x 9 1/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: recto, bottom center edge, inscribed in negative?: Frith E No 11 1857
  • inscription: recto, on mount below image, pre-printed: Frith.Photo.1857. [over] THE TEMPLE OF MAHARRAKA [over] Nubia

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Seiden & de Cuevas, Inc., New York, New York. on Long Term Loan at the Fogg Art Museum from 1977 to 1982

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Melvin R. Seiden
Object Number
P1982.223
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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