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Collection Online as of April 20, 2024

Simla

Simla

1865
(Scottish, 1809–1898)
England
waxed paper negative
Image: 38 x 48.2 cm (14 15/16 x 19 in.); Paper: 38 x 48.2 cm (14 15/16 x 19 in.)
Gift of William and Margaret Lipscomb 2021.206
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

Simla, a town in the Himalayan foothills, became the summer capital of British colonial India in 1864.

Description

Before digital photography, most cameras yielded a negative, an image in which the tones are the reverse of those in the original subject. Early photographers shot on sheets of paper that were waxed to make them more translucent, then coated with a light-sensitive solution and exposed in the camera. To create a positive image, light was passed through the negative onto light-sensitive paper, which was developed in a series of chemical baths to create the print.
  • ?-2004
    (Vintage Works, Ltd. Fine Photography, Chalfont, PA)
    2004–21
    William S. and Margaret Lipscomb, Shaker Heights, OH, given to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
    December 6, 2021
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • {{cite web|title=Simla|url=false|author=Dr. John Murray|year=1865|access-date=20 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2021.206