Caption

Portrait of an unknown Afghan fruit seller in Sindh, Pakistan, photograph, page, inscription: 'AFGHAN FRUIT SELLER., SOONNEE MUSSULMAN., SIND.', number: '333.', photographer: Henry Charles Baskerville Tanner (possibly), Sindh, photographer: William Robert Houghton (possibly), c. 1862 - in or before 1872, paper, albumen print, height 147 mm x width 108 mm, merchant, salesman, human races, peoples, nationalities, An oval-framed sepia photograph of a standing person wearing layered loose clothing and a patterned headwrap, holding a shallow round tray with round items; the clothing includes a long draped garment, a sash, and pleated lower trousers, with visible worn shoes; at the subject's feet are stacked round containers and scattered cloth bundles and small objects; the background is plain and darker within the oval while the surrounding border is light.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B04_047

License type

Rights managed

Available size

58.6Mb (9.6Mb) / 11.4in x 19.9in / 3427 x 5978 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait unknown Afghan fruit seller Sindh Pakistan photograph page inscription Afghan Fruit Seller Soonnee Mussulman Sind number 333 photographer Henry Charles Baskerville Tanner William Robert Houghton c 1862 - 1872 paper albumen print height 147 mm x width 108 mm merchant salesman human races peoples nationalities oval-framed sepia photograph standing person wearing layered loose clothing patterned headwrap holding shallow round tray round items clothing includes long draped garment sash pleated lower trousers visible worn shoes subject's feet stacked round containers scattered cloth bundles small objects background plain darker within oval surrounding border light