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The Golden Temple, Amritsar

Photograph
ca. 1863-1864 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

An image of the Golden Temple showing its reflection in the water and trees in the background. During the printing process, the image has been faded out along the edges to form an oval shape which frames the temple.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Golden Temple, Amritsar
Materials and techniques
Albumen print
Brief description
Photograph of the Golden Temple, Amritsar.
Physical description
An image of the Golden Temple showing its reflection in the water and trees in the background. During the printing process, the image has been faded out along the edges to form an oval shape which frames the temple.
Dimensions
  • Height: 23.9cm
  • Width: 29.3cm
Subject depicted
Place depicted
Summary
An image of the Golden Temple showing its reflection in the water and trees in the background. During the printing process, the image has been faded out along the edges to form an oval shape which frames the temple.
Bibliographic reference
Stronge, S. (Ed.) "The Arts of the Sikh Kingdoms", V&A, 1999 p. 241, Cat. 231
Collection
Accession number
IS.7:36-1998

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Record createdDecember 23, 2002
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