[Bridge in India]
- Title:
- [Bridge in India]
- Collection:
- Introduction to Photography Collections at Cornell
- Set:
- Asian Studies
- Creator:
- Biggs, Captain Thomas
- Creation Date:
- 1850s
- ID Number:
- 92.007 a
- File Name:
- 092.007 a_deriv.jpg
- Work Type:
- negative
- Materials/Techniques:
- paper negatives
- Subject:
- South Asia
India
bridges - Measurement:
- 52.3 x 40.7 (centimeters, height x width)
- Description:
- Negative monochromatic image of a stone bridge with three arches over a small river. The bridge is centered in the frame and is rather flat. The river crosses from the center of the frame to the right corner of the foreground. The sky is a uniform black, and some leafy trees are beyond the bridge.
- Notes:
- Waxed paper negative.
A modern print from the negative is also held by the Herbert F. Johnson Museum. - Cite As:
- Captain Thomas Biggs (British, born 1822, active mid- to late 19th century, India), [Bridge in India], 1850s. Waxed paper negative, negative: 15.9 x 19.4 cm, mat: 52.3 x 40.7 cm. Gift of Robert Hershkowitz, 92.007a.
- Repository:
- Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
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