id:			171923
accession number:	2014.649
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2014.649
updated:		2024-03-26 02:01:42.673000

Buddhist Temple in Kandy, Ceylon, c. 1880s. Skeen & Co. (British, active 1860–1920). Albumen print from wet collodion negative, hand colored; sheet: 26.7 x 20.4 cm (10 1/2 x 8 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Barbara Tannenbaum in honor of Catherine Glynn Benkaim and Barbara Timmer 2014.649

title:				Buddhist Temple in Kandy, Ceylon
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creation date:			c. 1880s
creation date earliest:		1880
creation date latest:		1889
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creditline:			Gift of Barbara Tannenbaum in honor of Catherine Glynn Benkaim and Barbara Timmer
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culture:	England, 19th century
technique:	albumen print from wet collodion negative, hand colored
department:	Photography
collection:	PH - Misc. 19th Century
type:		Photograph
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CREATORS

* Skeen & Co. (British, active 1860–1920)  - artist
Commercial photographer active in Ceylon (1860-1903).
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measurements: Sheet: 26.7 x 20.4 cm (10 1/2 x 8 1/16 in.)
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	inscription:	On recto: "Skeen & Co 878"
On verso, in graphite: "Kandy temple" 8078/1
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PROVENANCE

	Curator of Photography, Barbara Tannenbaum, bid on this photograph on eBay, where it was being auctioned by a reputable known dealer, Pumppark Photos.
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print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2014.649/2014.649_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2014.649/2014.649_full.tif