Caption

Portrait of a couple in front of a house in Kumaon, Uttarakhand, India, photograph, page, number: '(174)', inscription: 'KESSOA, MASON, AND HIS WIFE., DOMES., KUMAON.', Kumaon, c. 1859 - in or before 1869, photographer, paper, albumen print, height 113 mm x width 85 mm, couple of lovers, human races, peoples, nationalities, A faded sepia photograph shows a man and a woman standing side by side in front of a building with a paneled window; the woman on the left wears layered clothing including a long patterned skirt, a draped outer cloth, long sleeves, necklaces, and a head covering, while the man on the right wears a long tunic with a sash at the waist, a turban, leggings, and holds a stick in one hand with his other arm resting on a wooden ladder positioned beside him.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B03_495

License type

Rights managed

Available size

34.9Mb (5.4Mb) / 8.8in x 15.3in / 2651 x 4596 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait couple front house Kumaon Uttarakhand India photograph page number 174 inscription Kessoa Mason Wife Domes c 1859 - 1869 photographer paper albumen print height 113 mm x width 85 mm lovers human races peoples nationalities faded sepia photograph man woman standing side building paneled window left wears layered clothing long patterned skirt draped outer cloth long sleeves necklaces head covering right wears long tunic sash waist turban leggings holds stick hand arm resting wooden ladder positioned beside