Group Taken at Nortekande Bungalow (c. 1880s): Art, History and Details

Group Taken at Nortekande Bungalow (c. 1880s) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.

The work and its context

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

Colonial life offered amusements. Here, a group enjoying a leisurely afternoon poses in front of a rustic bungalow. The skull with horns inside is a trophy from the hunt. The woman’s laced up vest, along with the name in the title, suggest that this group may contain Austrian, German, or Scandinavian members rather than just the British.

Object facts

• Title: Group Taken at Nortekande Bungalow
• Date: c. 1880s
• Culture: India, 19th century
• Type: Photograph
• Technique: albumen print
• Dimensions: Image: 19.6 x 15 cm (7 11/16 x 5 7/8 in.); Paper: 19.6 x 15 cm (7 11/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
• Collection: PH - Misc. 19th Century
• Department: Photography
• Accession number: 2018.223

A detail from the museum

The quality of the photograph and the careful arrangement of the group suggest this may have been taken by a professional photographer.

Collection credit

Purchase from the Karl B. Goldfield Trust

View the collection record

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