The entrance and façade of the house next to the Bayt al-Razzaz (left), Cairo
Photograph
late 19th century (photographed)
late 19th century (photographed)
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A mounted platinotype showing a topographical view of Cairo, Egypt
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| Title | The entrance and façade of the house next to the Bayt al-Razzaz (left), Cairo (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Platinotype |
| Brief description | Photograph by G. Lekegian & Co., captioned 'Rue Bab-el-Vazir', showing the entrance and mushrabiyya (window) of a house (now demolished) which used to stand next to Bayt al-Razzaz (left), a palace originally built in the 15th century by Mamluk Sultan al-Ashraf Qaytbay, Cairo, Egypt, platinotype, late 19th century |
| Physical description | A mounted platinotype showing a topographical view of Cairo, Egypt |
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| Credit line | Purchased from Mr. Somers Clarke, 11 June 1896 |
| Object history | This was originally part of a group of 35 photographs catalogued as 'Saracenic art', and bought from the architect Mr. Somers Clarke for £4 in 1896. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Survey of Egypt, Index to Map of Cairo showing Mohammedan monuments (Cairo, 1951) no.235 |
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| Accession number | PH.1398-1896 |
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| Record created | August 21, 2014 |
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