Cleveland Museum of Art

Nowshera, Kashmir (number 1000)

Samuel Bourne

Date

1864

Medium

albumen print from wet collodion negative

Culture

England, 19th century

Department

Photography

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Buniyar Temple in Navashera is an exceptionally well-preserved example of Kashmiri architecture, durable because it is made of granite rather than the more common limestone. It is believed to date back to the 8th century. For another view taken on the same day by the same artist, search for 1994.186 and glimpse the temple’s roof over the wall surrounding the area. Bourne, a banker who was also a passionate amateur photographer in England, became a professional photographer when he arrived in India in 1863.

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