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Identification and Creation

Object Number
P2003.193
People
Sommer and Behles, German (active 1860s)
Title
Elephant Obelisk, Catania, Sicily
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
c. 1860
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Italy, Sicily
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/71337

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
image with border: 18 x 23.8 cm (7 1/16 x 9 3/8 in.)
mount: 24.5 x 32 cm (9 5/8 x 12 5/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • stamp: verso, center, blue ink: FORBES LIBRARY [over] NORTHAMPTON, MASS
  • stamp: verso, b.l., black ink: JAN 24 1899
  • blind stamp: recto, b.r.: SOMMER & BEHLES [over] NAPOLI E ROMA

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Dr. Daniel Tassel
Accession Year
2004
Object Number
P2003.193
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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