Black-and-white negative

Museum number:
15-30290
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
BI-10 (previous number (collector's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4054
Description:
Black and white negative of section of the border on the walls of the Taj Mahal. Hoefler's Original description: "British India. A close-up view of one of the borders of multi-colored inlay in the entrance way to the Taj Mahal. These borders of flower-shaped inlays are composed of tiny veri-colored stones set into the white marble walls. The materials used are cornelian, onyx, jasper, coral from Ceylon, and chrysolite from the Nile. It is claimed by the inhabitants of Udaipur that the Emperor Shah Jahan gained his inspiration for its style of architecture from The Jag Mandir Island Palace in Pichola Lake, where he spent some time in exile while Prince Khurram. As to who really designed the Taj there is a great conflict of opinions, but the Emperor himself contributed many ideas there can be no doubt." (Prints Supplied To: Hills Brothers.)
Donor:
Jacqueline Hoefler Troyer, Paul L. Hoefler, and Sharon Cordary
Collection place:
Agra District, Uttar Pradesh, India
Verbatim coll. place:
Taj Mahal, Agra
Maker or artist:
Paul L. Hoefler
Collector:
Paul L. Hoefler
Collection date:
1930s
Materials:
Cellulose nitrate film
Place depicted:
Jaipur district, Rajasthan, India
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Black-and-white negatives
Function:
7.0 Use not specified (Communication, Records, Currency, and Measures)
Production date:
1930s
Accession date:
August 8, 1985
Department:
Still and motion photography
Dimensions:
whole— height 4 inches and whole— length 5 inches
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Black-and-white negative, accession number 15-30290, described as Black and white negative of section of the border on the walls of the Taj Mahal. Hoefler's Original description: "British India. A close-up view of one of the borders of multi-colored inlay in the entrance way to the Taj Mahal. These borders of flower-shaped inlays are composed of tiny veri-colored stones set into the white marble walls. The materials used are cornelian, onyx, jasper, coral from Ceylon, and chrysolite from the Nile. It is claimed by the inhabitants of Udaipur that the Emperor Shah Jahan gained his inspiration for its style of architecture from The Jag Mandir Island Palace in Pichola Lake, where he spent some time in exile while Prince Khurram. As to who really designed the Taj there is a great conflict of opinions, but the Emperor himself contributed many ideas there can be no doubt." (Prints Supplied To: Hills Brothers.)Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Black-and-white negative, accession number 15-30290, described as Black and white negative of section of the border on the walls of the Taj Mahal. Hoefler's Original description: "British India. A close-up view of one of the borders of multi-colored inlay in the entrance way to the Taj Mahal. These borders of flower-shaped inlays are composed of tiny veri-colored stones set into the white marble walls. The materials used are cornelian, onyx, jasper, coral from Ceylon, and chrysolite from the Nile. It is claimed by the inhabitants of Udaipur that the Emperor Shah Jahan gained his inspiration for its style of architecture from The Jag Mandir Island Palace in Pichola Lake, where he spent some time in exile while Prince Khurram. As to who really designed the Taj there is a great conflict of opinions, but the Emperor himself contributed many ideas there can be no doubt." (Prints Supplied To: Hills Brothers.)

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