Caption

Façade of a house with a balcony in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India, page, photomechanical print, title: 'HOUSE FRONT AT AJMERE.', number: 'VI.', Ajmer, maker: Heliotype Printing Company, Boston (Massachusetts), c. 1875 - in or before 1885, photographer, North America, Massachusetts, paper, photoaquatint, height 231 mm x width 189 mm, urban housing, balcony, façade (of house or building), A sepia-toned photograph of a building facade showing ornate carved stonework and a projecting balcony with patterned balustrades and arched openings. The upper section features a large central arch flanked by smaller arches, each with decorative latticework and scalloped arch details, supported by slender columns with intricate carvings. Below the balcony is a row of elaborately carved panels with recessed arched niches and geometric and floral motifs. The stone surfaces display textured patterns and ornamental friezes, with shadows creating contrast across the architectural details.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B03_153

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Available size

57.4Mb (8.0Mb) / 13.0in x 17.1in / 3910 x 5131 (300dpi)

Keywords

Façade house balcony Ajmer Rajasthan India page photomechanical print title House Front Ajmere number Vi maker Heliotype Printing Company Boston Massachusetts c 1875 - 1885 photographer North America paper photoaquatint height 231 mm x width 189 mm urban housing façade of house building sepia-toned photograph facade showing ornate carved stonework projecting balcony patterned balustrades arched openings upper section features large central arch flanked smaller arches decorative latticework scalloped arch details supported slender columns intricate carvings row elaborately panels recessed arched niches geometric floral motifs stone surfaces display textured patterns ornamental friezes shadows creating contrast across architectural details