Screen enclosing Sarcophagi in the interior of the Taj
Photograph
c.1860s (photographed)
c.1860s (photographed)
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This photograph shows the marble screen inside the Taj Mahal. The screen is intricately carved and decorated with inlay work using semi-precious stones. The tombstone of Mumtaz Mahal, Shah Jahan’s wife can be seen in the centre.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Albumen print from wet collodion glass negative |
| Brief description | Photograph of the marble screen inside the Taj Mahal, Agra, India, by Samuel Bourne, 1860s. |
| Physical description | This photograph shows the marble screen inside the Taj Mahal. The screen is intricately carved and decorated with inlay work using semi-precious stones. The tombstone of Mumtaz Mahal, Shah Jahan’s wife can be seen in the centre. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Negative number in bottom right hand corner in two places. |
| Object history | This photograph was initially part of the photographic collection held in the National Art Library. The markings on the mount are an indication of the history of the object, its movement through the museum and the way it is categorised. This window mount is similar to others in the collection. At one point it would also have had a label with red edging indicating the title of the photograph. There is evidence of this being torn off the mount. This type of label and mount suggests inclusion in an exhibition, possibly the Paris exhibition of 1867 or the subsequent South Kensington exhibition for which no catalogue has been found. |
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| Summary | This photograph shows the marble screen inside the Taj Mahal. The screen is intricately carved and decorated with inlay work using semi-precious stones. The tombstone of Mumtaz Mahal, Shah Jahan’s wife can be seen in the centre. |
| Other number | 1231 - Negative number |
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| Accession number | 53252 |
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| Record created | October 23, 2006 |
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