Monks
Monks

Currently not on view

Monks,

1870s

Skeen and Company, British, active Sri Lanka 1860–1903
2009-98

Information

Title
Monks
Dates

1870s

Maker
Skeen and Company
Medium
Albumen print
Dimensions
27.5 × 21 cm (10 13/16 × 8 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. George Packer Berry in honor of her husband, Class of 1921 and Charter Trustee of Princeton University, 1956–1969
Object Number
2009-98
Place Depicted

Asia, Sri Lanka

Marks/Labels/Seals
In negative, lower right: SKEEN & Co 578
Culture
British
Type
photographs, black-and-white photographs, albumen prints
Techniques
albumen process
Subject
figures (representations), monks, men, stairs, palm trees, temples, fans (costume accessories)

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