Women with Water Pitchers on the Steps of the Adalaj Step-Well

attributed to Colin Murray, 1870 - 1873

After Samuel Bourne returned to England in 1870, Colin Murray took over his role as chief photographer at Bourne & Shepherd. Murray here photographed a famous architectural tradition in India: wells with steps, which were built by rulers in the arid regions of western India. The well of Adalaj was built in 1498 by Queen Rudadevi, in memory of her late husband Rana Veer Singh.

  • Artwork typephotograph
  • Object numberRP-F-F02443
  • Dimensionsheight 220 mm x width 282 mm, height 239 mm x width 316 mm
  • Physical characteristicsalbuminedruk

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Women with Water Pitchers on the Steps of the Adalaj Step-Well
    • Women with water jugs on the steps of the water well of Adalaj near Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-F-F02443

  • Description

    Waterputten met trappen zijn een bekende traditie in de Indiase architectuur. Zulke waterputten werden gebouwd door de heersers in de droge delen van West-India, zoals Gujarat en Rajasthan. Op de foto zijn drie vrouwen in traditionele sari met waterkannen te zien. De waterput van Adalaj bevindt zich vlakbij Ahmedabad in de provincie Gujarat en werd in 1498 gebouwd door koningin Rudadevi ter nagedachtenis aan Rana Veer Singh.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • title: ‘A sculptured well at Adalij, Ahmebadad.’
    • inscription: ‘B&S of Bourne (t)’
    • inscription: ‘Ahmedabad-Well.’
    • number: ‘2243’
    • number: ‘14’

Creation

  • Creation

    • photographer: attributed to Colin Murray, Adalaj
    • publisher: attributed to Bourne & Shepherd, Kolkata

  • Dating

    1870 - 1873

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  • Physical description

    albuminedruk

  • Dimensions

    • height 220 mm x width 282 mm
    • height 239 mm x width 316 mm

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