Reverend Loche at Neemuch (1887): Art, History and Details

Reverend Loche at Neemuch (1887) 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:

This building is a “dak bungalow,” one of the British government guesthouses that were central to the lives of British travelers in India. This network of houses offered places to eat, stay, rent fresh horses, and conduct business while traveling between residences. The bungalows’ wide latticed verandahs admitted breezes, kept out pests, and provided some privacy. The average British Indian military household had at least six servants; eleven Indian servants are shown here, including the only Indian woman pictured in this exhibition. Many images in this album show servants, but they are never mentioned in the captions.

Object facts

• Title: Reverend Loche at Neemuch
• Date: 1887
• Creator attribution: Raja Deen Dayal (Indian, 1844–1905)
• Culture: India
• Type: Photograph
• Technique: albumen print
• Dimensions: Image: 19.4 x 26.5 cm (7 5/8 x 10 7/16 in.); Paper: 19.4 x 26.5 cm (7 5/8 x 10 7/16 in.)
• Collection: PH - Misc. 19th Century
• Department: Photography
• Accession number: 2016.266.31

Collection credit

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund

View the collection record

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