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Skeen & Co. — Buddhist Temple in Kandy, Ceylon

Skeen & Co.

Buddhist Temple in Kandy, Ceylon

1880

Hand-coloring transforms a documentary photograph into a picturesque souvenir, reflecting Victorian tourists' desire for exotic imagery from the British Empire.

Medium
albumen print from wet collodion negative, hand colored

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Skeen & Co., Buddhist Temple in Kandy, Ceylon, 1880

Hand-coloring transforms a documentary photograph into a picturesque souvenir, reflecting Victorian tourists' desire for exotic imagery from the British Empire.

Medium
albumen print from wet collodion negative, hand colored
Year
1880
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Hand-Colored, Photography, Albumen Print, Documentary, Temple, Exotic, Historical, Ceylon, British, Architecture

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