id:			313233
accession number:	2018.222
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.222
updated:		2024-03-26 02:01:59.201000

Veddahs of Ceylon, c. 1880s. Scowen & Co. (British, active Ceylon, 1876–1895), or Skeen & Co. (British, active 1860–1920). Albumen print; image: 21.3 x 28.1 cm (8 3/8 x 11 1/16 in.); paper: 21.3 x 28.1 cm (8 3/8 x 11 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the Karl B. Goldfield Trust 2018.222

title:				Veddahs of Ceylon
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creation date:			c. 1880s
creation date earliest:		1880
creation date latest:		1889
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creditline:			Purchase from the Karl B. Goldfield Trust
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culture:	India, 19th century
technique:	albumen print
department:	Photography
collection:	PH - British 19th Century
type:		Photograph
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CREATORS

* Scowen & Co. (British, active Ceylon, 1876–1895)  - artist

* Skeen & Co. (British, active 1860–1920)  - artist
Commercial photographer active in Ceylon (1860-1903).
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measurements: Image: 21.3 x 28.1 cm (8 3/8 x 11 1/16 in.); Paper: 21.3 x 28.1 cm (8 3/8 x 11 1/16 in.)
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	inscription:	Written in pencil on verso: “Veddahs”
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	inscription:	Unidentified watermark on the upper edge of the photograph
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PROVENANCE

	Bruno Tartarin, Photovintagefrance, Lorraine, France
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	the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: September 4, 2018
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IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.222/2018.222_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.222/2018.222_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.222/2018.222_full.tif