Fancy Group of Children, Indore (1886): Art, History and Details

Fancy Group of Children, Indore (1886) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Raja Deen Dayal (Indian, 1844–1905).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

Children’s “fancy dress” or costume parties were also popular among the British during the Victorian era. Fairy tales inspired a number of the costumes shown here, including Little Red Riding Hood with basket and cape, Little Miss Muffet with a milking stool and bucket, and Little Bo Beep and her shepherd’s crook. Note the dog peeking out behind the girl on the right.

Object facts

• Title: Fancy Group of Children, Indore
• Date: 1886
• Creator attribution: Raja Deen Dayal (Indian, 1844–1905)
• Culture: India
• Type: Photograph
• Technique: albumen print
• Dimensions: Image: 19.7 x 26.3 cm (7 3/4 x 10 3/8 in.); Paper: 19.7 x 26.3 cm (7 3/4 x 10 3/8 in.)
• Collection: PH - Misc. 19th Century
• Department: Photography
• Accession number: 2016.266.37

Collection credit

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund

View the collection record

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