Moti Bungalow, Bhopal: guests with staff. Photograph, 1916.
- Date:
- 1916
- Reference:
- 2848876i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
A guest house for guests of the Begum of Bhopal. Fourteen people, consisting of two men, a boy, ten women and a baby held by one of the women. Three European women seated in the front row are identified on the verso as "Auntie B", "M.C.M.", and "Mother" (guests?). Others identified are "Miss Wesley, S.A.S." ("compounder" crossed out), "Renee" and "Miss Roach matron". The Indians are not identified by name. All around is a profusion of flowers in flowerpots. Behind is the bungalow, of rusticated masonry with trefoil openings between the arches of the ground floor
Publication/Creation
Bhopal, 1916.
Physical description
1 photograph : photoprint ; sheet 15 x 20.4 cm
Lettering
Moti Bungalow, Bhopal, 1916 ...
Lettering on verso of mount of print catalogued
Reference
Wellcome Collection 2848876i
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores