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Treacher and Co.'s Shop in the Fort, Bombay

1886

Raja Deen Dayal

(Indian, 1844–1905)
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Culture
India
Medium
albumen print
Measurements
Image: 19.6 x 26.3 cm (7 11/16 x 10 3/8 in.); Paper: 19.6 x 26.3 cm (7 11/16 x 10 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 2016.266.33
Public Domain
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Location
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Print

Description

The English in India approximated life back home instead of adopting local ways. This image, probably one of Deen Dayal’s stock photographs, proved to those back in England that the comforts of home were readily available in India. Treacher’s, a multistory emporium in Bombay, offered a plethora of products ranging from drugs, wine, and electromedical instruments to silver tea sets and rocking horses. Many goods were imported, but some local craftsmen had mastered traditional European forms for objects including furniture and silver.
A horizontally oriented albumen print in warm brown tones depicts a grand store interior. Ornate fluted columns lead the eye to a second-story balcony populated with figures. Glass-topped counters in the foreground display stacks of books, while a baby carriage and umbrellas sit to the lower right. Behind long display cases of glassware and ceramics, several figures stand. A pharmacy sign is centered in the back, beneath a decorative, patterned ceiling.

Treacher and Co.'s Shop in the Fort, Bombay

1886

Raja Deen Dayal

(Indian, 1844–1905)
India

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