Portrait of an unknown Tamil girl, Sri Lanka, Charles T. Scowen & Co. (attributed to), 1876 - 1893

Title(s)

Portrait of an unknown Tamil girl, Sri Lanka

Object type

• photograph

Object number

RP-F-F80074

Inscriptions / marks

• number: ‘42’
• inscription: ‘Tamil Girl’

Artist

• photographer: Charles T. Scowen & Co. (attributed to)

Place

Sri Lanka

Dating

1876 - 1893

Material

• paper

Technique

albumen print

Measurements

height 278 mm × width 212 mm

What

• adolescent, young woman, maiden
• anonymous historical person portrayed

Where

• Sri Lanka

Acquisition

transferred 1994

Copyright

Public domain