Photograph
ca.1860 (photographed)
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A portrait of an Indian woman reclining on a bed covered in an embroidered quilt. She is wearing a sari.
Object details
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| Brief description | Anon, Indian/Singhalese courtesans, woman on bed, ca. 1860. Albumen print. |
| Physical description | A portrait of an Indian woman reclining on a bed covered in an embroidered quilt. She is wearing a sari. |
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| Credit line | Purchase funded by the Cecil Beaton Fund |
| Object history | This photograph was collected by 19th century photographer, William England, and by descent to Mark Mitchell. It was on long loan to the V&A from 1982 to 2013. |
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| Accession number | E.29-2014 |
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| Record created | December 2, 2013 |
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