Collection

Portrait of Two Women Carrying Jars

Made:
1875-1879 in Sri Lanka
photographer:
Julia Margaret Cameron
Two Women, Ceylon

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Two Women, Ceylon
Science Museum Group Collection
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An albumen print portrait of two women from Ceylon (Sri Lanka), photographed by Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-1879) in about 1877. The women are probably maidservants or plantation workers.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Object Number:
1985-5112
Materials:
paper (fibre product)
type:
albumen print
credit:
National Media Museum, Bradford

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