Tangier. A meal
Photograph
ca. 1870 (photographed)
ca. 1870 (photographed)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This picture shows two men seated on a rug sharing a meal from one bowl, holding balls of food in their right hands. There is a tray placed in front of them with cups, a teapot and a bowl, behind them is a large kettle on a stand. The room has many heavily patterned fabrics draped across the walls and rugs cover the floor. This photograph, made around 1870, is an example of the 'Orientalist' style made popular by the western tourist and travel market in the19th century for photographic souvenirs. It is an interesting example of a 'posed' picture, replicating an actual scene, thus combining the Victorian interests of anthropology and the exoticism of 'other' cultures.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Tangier. A meal (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Albumen print from wet collodion on glass negative |
| Brief description | 'Tangier. A meal', albumen print from wet collodion on glass negative, unknown photographer, possibly Tangiers, ca. 1870. |
| Physical description | This picture shows two men seated on a rug sharing a meal from one bowl, they are both holding balls of food in their right hands. There is a tray placed in front of them with cups, a teapot and a bowl, behind them is a large kettle on a stand. The room has many heavily patterned fabrics draped across the walls and rugs cover the floor. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Tangier A meal' (This has been written on the mount in ink, in the centre beneath the photograph.) |
| Credit line | Given by Gill Saunders |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This picture shows two men seated on a rug sharing a meal from one bowl, holding balls of food in their right hands. There is a tray placed in front of them with cups, a teapot and a bowl, behind them is a large kettle on a stand. The room has many heavily patterned fabrics draped across the walls and rugs cover the floor. This photograph, made around 1870, is an example of the 'Orientalist' style made popular by the western tourist and travel market in the19th century for photographic souvenirs. It is an interesting example of a 'posed' picture, replicating an actual scene, thus combining the Victorian interests of anthropology and the exoticism of 'other' cultures. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.713-2005 |
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| Record created | April 11, 2006 |
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