Photograph thumbnail 1
Photograph thumbnail 2
Image of Gallery in South Kensington
Request to view at the Prints & Drawings Study Room, level F , Case X, Shelf 311, Box N

Photograph

mid 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A man from Guler shown wearing a white shawl leaning against a wall.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Black and white photograph
Brief description
Photograph of a man from Guler by unknown photographer from Madras School of Industrial Arts, Himachal Pradesh, India, 19th century.
Physical description
A man from Guler shown wearing a white shawl leaning against a wall.
Dimensions
  • Height: 18.8cm
  • Width: 14cm
Gallery label
Madras School of Industrial Arts ‘Toda Man’, ‘Toda Woman’, ‘Casserarow Woman’, ‘Guler Man’ 1860s These portraits are from a series of 21 by an unknown photographer from the Madras School of Industrial Arts. The photographs were probably taken in response to official requests for images of South Asian ethnic groups. In contrast to many ethnographic photographs of the period, an unusually sensitive approach to the sitters has been adopted here. Albumen prints Museum nos. 59.361, 59.358, 59.345, 59.347 (07 03 2014)
Credit line
Margrave Bequest
Object history
This portrait is one in a series of twenty one images by an unidentified photographer from the Madras School of Industrial Arts. It was probably taken in response to official requests for portraits of South Asian ethnic types, but unlike much of the anthropometric imagery of the period, the photographer appears to have adopted a more sensitive approach to the sitters.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
59347

About this object record

Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.

You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.

Suggest feedback

Record createdJune 11, 2003
Record URL
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest