Kitlamoula Crags from Dunally Bridge
Kitlamoula Crags from Dunally Bridge

Currently not on view

Kitlamoula Crags from Dunally Bridge,

1874

Constance Frederica Gordon-Cumming, 1837–1924; born Forres, Scotland; died Crieff, Scotland; active Fiji, India, New Zealand, Japan, and China
2025-127

Information

Title
Kitlamoula Crags from Dunally Bridge
Dates

1874

Maker
Constance Frederica Gordon-Cumming
Medium
Watercolor over graphite
Dimensions
39.4 × 35.6 cm (15 1/2 × 14 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Carl Otto von Kienbusch, Jr. Memorial Collection Fund
Object Number
2025-127
Place Made

Asia, Sri Lanka, Kitulgala

Signatures
Signed and dated, lower right: C.F. Gordon Cumming | March 15th | 1874
Inscription
Inscribed, lower right: Clearing the beautiful | jungle for coffee planting | Kitlamoula Crags from | Dunally Bridge | [illegible] Numbered lower left: 65
Culture
Scottish
Type
drawings, watercolors
Subject
landscapes (representations)

The artist; by descent through artist’s sister Anne (known as “Seymour”) to the latter’s husband’s family (Baker-Creswell, Northumberland); consigned to Karen Taylor Fine Art by “cadet branch” of Baker-Creswell family, Preston Tower, Northumberland, where portfolio of 93 watercolors was discovered. Offered by Karen Taylor Fine Art, London; purchased by the Princeton University Art Museum, 2025.

IIIF manifest

The International Image Interoperability Framework, or IIIF, is an open standard for delivering high-quality, attributed digital objects online at scale. Visit iiif.io to learn more.

Open API URL

Our API is generally designed to provide programmatic access to the Museum's collections data for applications that require regular updates and/or the ability to dynamically query and filter the data via the endpoints provided.

Share your feedback with us

The Museum regularly researches its objects and their collecting histories, updating its records to reflect new information. We also strive to catalogue works of art using language that is consistent with how people, subjects, artists, and cultures describe themselves. As this effort is ongoing, the Museum’s records may be incomplete or contain terms that are no longer acceptable. We welcome your feedback, questions, and additional information that you feel may be useful to us. Email us at collectionsinfo@princeton.edu.

Explore More

Panel Discussion | Toshiko Takaezu: Dialogues in Clay

Photography as a Way of Life: Minor White, Aaron Siskind, and Harry Callahan Article

Nick Cave, Let me kindly introduce myself. They call me MC Prince Brighton., 2025

Mosaic Restaurant