A Banyan Shop

Accession Number
2017/1.559.1

Title
A Banyan Shop

Artist(s)
Shepherd & Robertson

Artist Nationality
Indian (South Asian)

Object Creation Date
1862 - 1863

Medium & Support
albumen print on paper

Dimensions
13 in x 16 ⅞ in (33.02 cm x 16 ⅞ in);7 ¼ in x 9 ⅜ in (7 ¼ in x 9 ⅜ in)

Credit Line
Gift of Catherine Benkaim and Barbara Timmer

Physical Description
A black and white image of two men sitting, facing each other, in an entryway.  There are baskets around them, and two open, hinged wooden doors frame the sides of the image.

Primary Object Classification
Photograph

Primary Object Type
black and white print

Collection Area
Photography

Rights
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