Entrance portal of a house, Cairo
Photograph
late 19th century (photographed)
late 19th century (photographed)
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A mounted sepia-coloured photograph depicting a house in Cairo, Egypt with a young boy and older man seated beside an elaborately carved stone door opening.
Object details
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| Title | Entrance portal of a house, Cairo (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Platinotype |
| Brief description | Photograph by G. Lekegian & Co., captioned 'Porte d'une maison arabe' or the door of a house. Cairo, Egypt, platinotype, late 19th century |
| Physical description | A mounted sepia-coloured photograph depicting a house in Cairo, Egypt with a young boy and older man seated beside an elaborately carved stone door opening. |
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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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| Other number | 72 - G. Lekegian & Co. inventory number |
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| Accession number | PH.1390-1896 |
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| Record created | August 21, 2014 |
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