Perfume merchant, Perfume seller in his shop, presumably in Tunis, photograph, number: 'N. 44.', Tunis, 1860 - 1900, photographer, North Africa, paper, albumen print, height 259 mm x width 199 mm, shop, store, using scents, perfumes, ointments, A shopfront with an open window framed by wooden panels and a hanging vertical blind made of long thin rods, revealing an interior shelf filled with bottles and containers. A man leans on the counter inside, wearing a patterned headwrap and a loose garment, with his arms resting on the wooden ledge and a relaxed expression. Two other men sit on wooden stools outside the counter, both wrapped in light-colored draped robes and head coverings; one sits cross-legged with bare feet visible and an arm resting on his knee, the other sits facing slightly toward the counter with hands near his face. A small wooden table with a carved balustrade front stands between the stools, and a pair of sandals lie beneath it on the cobbled ground. The shop windows o...
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Perfume merchant, Perfume seller in his shop, presumably in Tunis, photograph, number: 'N. 44.', Tunis, 1860 - 1900, photographer, North Africa, paper, albumen print, height 259 mm x width 199 mm, shop, store, using scents, perfumes, ointments, A shopfront with an open window framed by wooden panels and a hanging vertical blind made of long thin rods, revealing an interior shelf filled with bottles and containers. A man leans on the counter inside, wearing a patterned headwrap and a loose garment, with his arms resting on the wooden ledge and a relaxed expression. Two other men sit on wooden stools outside the counter, both wrapped in light-colored draped robes and head coverings; one sits cross-legged with bare feet visible and an arm resting on his knee, the other sits facing slightly toward the counter with hands near his face. A small wooden table with a carved balustrade front stands between the stools, and a pair of sandals lie beneath it on the cobbled ground. The shop windows on either side display more bottles and stacked items, and the scene has a monochrome, high-contrast appearance.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Perfume merchant Perfume seller shop presumably Tunis photograph number N 44 1860 - 1900 photographer North Africa paper albumen print height 259 mm x width 199 mm store using scents perfumes ointments shopfront open window framed wooden panels hanging vertical blind long thin rods revealing interior shelf filled bottles containers man leans counter inside wearing patterned headwrap loose garment arms resting wooden ledge relaxed expression Two men sit wooden stools outside counter wrapped light-colored draped robes head coverings sits cross-legged bare feet visible arm resting knee sits facing slightly hands near face small wooden table carved balustrade front stands stools pair sandals lie beneath cobbled ground shop windows side display stacked items scene monochrome high-contrast appearance

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