Portrait of an unknown woman from the Lepcha community of Sikkim

Benjamin Simpson (possibly), c. 1858 - in or before 1868

  • Artwork typephotograph, page
  • Object numberRP-F-2001-7-1122A-49
  • Dimensionsheight 176 mm x width 130 mm
  • Physical characteristicsalbuminedruk

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    Portrait of an unknown woman from the Lepcha community of Sikkim

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-F-2001-7-1122A-49

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • inscription: ‘LEPCHA FEMALE./ ABORIGINAL./ SIKHIM.’
    • number: ‘(48)’

Creation

  • Creation

    photographer: Benjamin Simpson (possibly), Sikkim

  • Dating

    c. 1858 - in or before 1868

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    albuminedruk

  • Dimensions

    height 176 mm x width 130 mm

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Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of the Mondriaan Stichting, the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, the VSBfonds, the Paul Huf Fonds/Rijksmuseum Fonds and the Egbert Kunstfonds

  • Acquisition

    purchase 2001

  • Copyright

    Public domain

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