'Being carried to the launch from the Residency, Aden.' Photographer: unknown

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Genre/Subject Matter:

View at Aden of Lady Mary Curzon being carried to the launch from the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in a type of sedan chair. Four servants carry the chair aloft across two poles at the centre of the image. A parasol, lined with black material and covered in white covers her head. Only the pale skirts and feather-topped hat of the Viceroy’s wife are visible.

In the background, along the top of a ridge and at left and right in the middle-ground, various structures are visible, probably warehouses and barracks.

Inscriptions:

Ink, above image at right: ‘Dec 26th 1898.’

Ink, below image: ‘Being carried to the launch from the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. , Aden.’

Pencil, alongside image at right: ‘6’

Temporal context:

This and the photographs that accompany it were taken en route to India at the end of 1898 and during the first year of Lord Curzon’s position as Viceroy of India, 1899.

Extent and format

1 b&w albumen Method of printing photographs using an emulsion of salt and egg white (albumen). print

It is part of

Curzon Collection: Curzon's first year as Viceroy

4 images

Ref: Photo 430/75

Physical characteristics

Dimensions:

118 x 167 mm

Condition:

The image is buckled and foxed along with the card it is mounted upon. Black and rippling staining along the upper and lower edges probably originate in the printing process. Light surface dirt throughout.

Foliation:

'6'

Process:

Albumen Method of printing photographs using an emulsion of salt and egg white (albumen). , collodio-chloride and platinum printing out paper

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Photograph

Access & Reference

Original held at

British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

Photo 430/75/6

History of this record

Date(s)

26 Dec 1898 (CE, Gregorian)

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'Being carried to the launch from the Residency, Aden.' Photographer: unknown, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Photo 430/75/6, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023843221.0x000004> [accessed 25 April 2024]

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