Caption

Sugar palm (Caryota Urens), presumably in Ceylon, Caryota Urens (Kitul), album page, photograph, Part of Album with 50 photos of a trip through Southeast Asia., photographer: Charles T. Scowen & Co., Sri Lanka, c. 1875 - c. 1880, South Asia, paper, albumen print, height 280 mm x width 212 mm, trees: palm-tree, A tall palm-like tree fills the frame with a straight textured trunk and multiple large drooping clusters of long, thin, beaded seed pods hanging from the crown; the crown has numerous arching fronds made of narrow lance-shaped leaflets, some fronds sagging heavily; surrounding the main trunk are other leafy plants and palms with layered foliage visible at the lower and right edges, and the sky in the background appears pale and empty.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B07_100

License type

Rights managed

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39.9Mb (7.1Mb) / 11.2in x 13.8in / 3374 x 4130 (300dpi)

Keywords

Sugar palm Caryota Urens presumably Ceylon Kitul album page photograph Part Album 50 photos trip Southeast Asia photographer Charles T Scowen & Co Sri Lanka c 1875 - c 1880 South Asia paper albumen print height 280 mm x width 212 mm trees palm-tree tall palm- tree fills frame straight textured trunk multiple large drooping clusters long thin beaded seed pods hanging crown numerous arching fronds narrow lance-shaped leaflets sagging heavily surrounding main trunk leafy plants palms layered foliage visible lower right edges sky background pale empty