Francis Frith
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Cleopatra’s Temple at Erment
185719th century
230 x 160 mm (9.1 x 6.3 in.)
Francis Frith, British (English), (1822–1898)
Object Type:
photograph
Medium and Support:
Albumen print
Marks:
Inscribed on mount, lower right and on negative, lower left: “Frith E no. 42 1857”
Bibliography:
Lee D. Witkin and Barbara London, The Photograph Collector’s Guide (Boston, MA: New York Graphic Society, 1979), pp. 146–147.
Credit Line:
Funds donated by Sigrid McWilliams, 1981
Accession Number:
1981.21.1
Keywords
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This object has the following keywords:
- architecture - Art or science of designing and building structures, especially habitable structures, in accordance with principles determined by aesthetic and practical or material considerations. Refers also to the structures created. [November 1994 related term added. October 1990 alternate term added.]
- Egypt - TGN 7016833
- North Africa - TGN 7016886
- temples - Use for religious buildings dedicated to the service of a deity or deities, often housing a cult image; do not use for such Christian or Islamic religious buildings, prefer "churches" or "mosques." May also be used for Protestant places of worship in France and some French-speaking regions. [February 1995 scope note added.]
- travel photography
Dimensions
- image Dimensions: 230 x 160 mm (9.1 x 6.3 in.)
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Credit Caption
Francis Frith, British (English), (1822–1898) . Cleopatra’s Temple at Erment, 1857. Albumen print. image : 230 x 160 mm (9.1 x 6.3 in.). DAC accession number 1981.21.1. Funds donated by Sigrid McWilliams, 1981.