Caption

Façade of a house in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, page, photomechanical print, number: 'XI.', title: 'FRONT OF A, HOUSE AT LAHORE.', Lahore, maker: Heliotype Printing Company, Boston (Massachusetts), c. 1875 - in or before 1885, photographer, North America, Massachusetts, paper, photoaquatint, height 169 mm x width 198 mm, urban housing, facade (of house or building), A sepia photograph shows a large carved wooden or stone façade with multiple rectangular panels filled with intricate latticework and geometric patterns, framed by raised borders and carved vertical and horizontal beams; three arched recessed doorways with decorative molding are visible in the middle portion, each door set with repeating ornamental motifs, and shadowed areas obscure parts of the lower central section; the surface displays varied textures from finely pierced screens to carved relief panels, and the image is bordered by a plain margin.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B03_140

License type

Rights managed

Available size

45.8Mb (9.0Mb) / 13.5in x 13.2in / 4041 x 3964 (300dpi)

Keywords

Façade house Lahore Punjab Pakistan page photomechanical print number Xi title Front A House maker Heliotype Printing Company Boston Massachusetts c 1875 - 1885 photographer North America paper photoaquatint height 169 mm x width 198 mm urban housing facade of house building sepia photograph large carved wooden stone façade multiple rectangular panels filled intricate latticework geometric patterns framed raised borders carved vertical horizontal beams three arched recessed doorways decorative molding visible middle portion door set repeating ornamental motifs shadowed areas obscure parts lower central section surface displays varied textures finely pierced screens carved relief panels image bordered plain margin