Cairo: Choubra Kiosk near Cairo, Left side, No. 29, ca. 1860 – 1870

Title

Cairo: Choubra Kiosk near Cairo, Left side, No. 29

Photographer

• Wilhelm Hammerschmidt

Set

Choubra Kiosk near Cairo

Part Number / Total

1 / 2

Period Produced

• 19th century

School

• travel photography

Object Type

• photograph

Physical Description

Albumen print mounted on cardboard

Material

• albumen
• silver (toned) particles
• cardboard
• paper

Technique

• albumen print

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Signiert recto unten rechts auf der Fotografie: W. Hammerschmidt N. 29
Bezeichnet recto unten Mitte auf dem Trägerkarton: Druckschriftzeile: Kiosk de Choubra; près du Caire. Partie gauche

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Photographic Collection

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Ancient holdings. Acquired in the 19th century

Genre

• architecture

Main Motif

• Muhammad Ali Palace (Cairo)
• building
• column
• Cairo-Shubra
• Cairo

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Muhammad Ali (governor of Egypt)

Primary

• 48C1 architecture
• 61F(MUHAMMAD ALI PALACE (Cairo)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (MUHAMMAD ALI PALACE (Cairo))
• 41A11 palace
• 41A511 inner court of palace or 'hôtel'
• 48C161 column, pillar ~ architecture

Secondary

• 41A72 seating furniture
• 22C5 reflection (light in general)
• 61E(CAIRO-SHUBRA) names of cities and villages (CAIRO-SHUBRA)
• 61E(CAIRO) names of cities and villages (CAIRO)