Interior view of a jali and the sarcophagi of Shahjahan and Mumtaz Mahal, Taj Mahal, Agra, India

People:

Samuel Bourne (photographer)
Amanat Khan (calligrapher)
Ustad Ahmad (architect)
Makramat Khan (architect)
Abdul Karim (role unspecified)

Title:

Interior view of a jali and the sarcophagi of Shahjahan and Mumtaz Mahal, Taj Mahal, Agra, India

Date:

1866

Form:
photographs

Quantity / Object type:
1 photograph(s)

Technique and media:

Albumen silver print

Dimensions:

comp.: 27.0 x 19.8 cm secondary support: 40.2 x 30.4 cm

Reference number:

PH1978:0200:001

Point of View:

interior view

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Photographs PH1978:0200:001 and PH1978:0200:002 are attached to the same mount on the recto and verso.

Inscription:

numbered - by the photographer ? scratched in the negative, l.r.: "1231" inscribed - by an unknown hand, in graphite, on the secondary support, l.r.: with title and "Bourne"

Location:

Agra; Uttar Pradesh; India;

Subject:

interior design

Subject Descriptive Terms:

mausoleum
jali
burial chamber
sarcophagi
marble inlays

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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