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Picnic Party at Mr. Peliti's Country House, Mashobra

1887

Raja Deen Dayal

(Indian, 1844–1905)
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Culture
India
Medium
albumen print
Measurements
Image: 18.9 x 27.7 cm (7 7/16 x 10 7/8 in.); Paper: 18.9 x 27.7 cm (7 7/16 x 10 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 2016.266.11
Public Domain
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Location
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Description

This scene is from one of many lavish entertainments hosted by local caterer, restaurateur, and hotelier Federico Peliti (Italian, 1844–1914) at his forested country estate outside Shimla. In the photograph, Peliti is on horseback and his wife Judith is on the swing. Swings have a long history as items of leisurely pleasure in Europe and India. Badminton, which originated in England in 1873, was popular in India. Deen Dayal may have been invited to document this gathering because he and Peliti, an amateur photographer, both belonged to the Photographic Society of Bombay.

Picnic Party at Mr. Peliti's Country House, Mashobra

1887

Raja Deen Dayal

(Indian, 1844–1905)
India

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