1855 Bagan  

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Physical description

A distant view of the landscape, with the ruins of many pagodas and built structures in the foreground. White in colour, the Gauda-Palen pagoda stands out in the distance. The Irrawaddy river and mountains are in the background.

Place of Origin - Burma

Date - Burma - August 1855 to November 1855 (photographed)
1857 (printed and published)

Artist/maker- Tripe, Linnaeus

Materials and Techniques - Salted paer print from waxed paper (calotype) negative

Object history note

This photograph was one of a series from 'Burma Views' which was presented to the V&A in July 1909 by Lady Ida Low, wife of Malcolm Low, Esq., of the Bengal Civil Service and daughter-in-law of General Sri John Low. As a member of the Council of India in 1857, Sir John Low received the Burma Views (1857) set on 15th April 1857.
See Registry files for papers on acceptance of gift.
See Dewan p.235 for listings of other copies of the same photograph elsewhere.

This photograph was published in the album Burma Views 1857, by Captain L. Tripe, official photographer to the Government of India's Mission to Ava [Burma]. Tripe made over 200 photographs during this trip, and the captions to the images are thought to be a collaboration between Tripe and the secretary to the Mission to Ava, Henry Yule.

Tripe’s Burma Views were distributed widely and were very well received. Tripe sent 50 copies to Calcutta. Fourteen sets from these were distributed by the Government of India, including seven sets to members of the Mission to Ava, former capital of Burma. Twenty sets were ordered by the East India Company’s Court of Directors, and most were given to members of the Court. It is not known what happened to the remaining sixteen sets. Due to Tripe’s ownership of the negatives, he printed a selection of his photographs for further distribution. A set of 92 views of Burma was given to the King of Prussia, and more sets were given to the Madras Photographic Society and associated figures. Two hundred and ninety additional prints were offered for sale at 2 Rupees per print at Griffiths and Co., Madras.

Historical context note

In April 1855 Lord Dalhousie, governor general of India, advised on a political trip to Amerapoora, Burma following the annexation of Pengu (part of Burma) by the British after the 1852 Anglo-Burmese war. Tripe was sent to accompany the party in 1855 as official photographer. The photographs he made during his stay resulted in his album of 122 images, Burma Views, published in 1857. These photographs result from this project, and have Tripe’s original numbering and titles on their mounts

Descriptive line

Photograph, 19th century, No.10 of series 'Burma Views' by Linneaus Tripe, 'Pugahm Myo. Distant View of Gauda-palen', salted paper print, Burma, 1855

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Dewan, Janet. The Photographs of Linnaeus Tripe: A Catalogue Raisonné. Toronto: Art Gallery of Ontario, 2003, p.235.

Labels and date

Distant View of Gauda-palen (Gawdapalin)
Pugahm Myo (Bagan), 1180–1250
By Linnaeus Tripe (1822–1902)

In this panoramic view, Tripe shows the extent to which the ruins of pagodas and temples were scattered along the Irrawaddy River, sometimes to a depth of three miles. He captures the graceful quality of the Gawdapalin pagoda or ‘Throne of Obeisance’ as it rises above the other ruins. [49 words]

Albumen print, 1855
Museum no. 1500-1909

Attribution Note

Edition number unknown. This print was probably made to go into the album 'Burma Views', of which 50 full sets were produced. Additional prints were produced by Tripe for different sets of Burma images.

Shape - rectangular

Subjects depicted - Buddhist

Categories - Photographs; Buddhism; Architecture

Production Type and Product Note - Limited edition

Collection code - IND

1852 Manuthiha at Shwe-Dagon Pagoda  

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Manuthiha, Guardian at the Shwe-Dagon Pagoda; Corner of great pagoda

Object - Photograph Place of origin - Burma ( photographed Date - 1852 Artist/ Maker - McCosh, John (Dr) ( photographer ) Material and Techniques - Calotype Gallery Location - Victoria & Albert Museum, London ( In Store ) Museum number - 85 : 300

Physical description

This photograph shows a European man in uniform standing infront of a manuthiha, a seated creature with a human nead and the body of a lion.

Dimensions

Height: 15.8 cm (image)
Width: 12.7 cm (image)
Height: 33.2 cm (mount)
Width: 26.8 cm (mount)

Descriptive line

'Corner of great Pagoda' by John McCosh, calotype, Burma, 1850s

Labels and date

Manuthiha, Guardian at the Shwe-Dagon Pagoda
Rangoon (Yangon), About AD 600
By John McCosh (1805–85)

A manuthiha is a seated creature with a human head and the body of a lion. Believed to ward off danger, they are sometimes found guarding the corners of a pagoda. John McCosh was a doctor and amateur photographer stationed in Burma during the Anglo-Burmese War of 1852. This rare photograph is one of the earliest surviving images of the region. [60 words]

Albumen print, 1852–3
Museum no. 85,300

Shape - rectangular

Subjects depicted - Buddhist

Categories - Photographs; Buddhism

Collection code - IND

 

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Manuthiha, Guardian at the Shwe-Dagon Pagoda; Corner of great pagoda

Object - Photograph
Place of origin - Burma ( photographed
Date - 1852
Artist/ Maker - McCosh, John (Dr) ( photographer )
Material and Techniques - Calotype
Gallery Location - Victoria & Albert Museum, London ( In Store )
Museum number - 85 : 300

Physical description

This photograph shows a European man in uniform standing infront of a manuthiha, a seated creature with a human nead and the body of a lion.

Dimensions

Height: 15.8 cm (image)
Width: 12.7 cm (image)
Height: 33.2 cm (mount)
Width: 26.8 cm (mount)

Descriptive line

'Corner of great Pagoda' by John McCosh, calotype, Burma, 1850s

Labels and date

Manuthiha, Guardian at the Shwe-Dagon Pagoda
Rangoon (Yangon), About AD 600
By John McCosh (1805–85)

A manuthiha is a seated creature with a human head and the body of a lion. Believed to ward off danger, they are sometimes found guarding the corners of a pagoda. John McCosh was a doctor and amateur photographer stationed in Burma during the Anglo-Burmese War of 1852. This rare photograph is one of the earliest surviving images of the region. [60 words]

Albumen print, 1852–3
Museum no. 85,300

Shape - rectangular

Subjects depicted - Buddhist

Categories

Photographs; Buddhism

Collection code

IND

Ruined Tazoung, Tsagain Myo (Sagain)  

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Ruined Tazoung, Tsagain Myo (Sagain)

Object-Photograph

Place of origin -Sagai, Burma

Date -August 1855 to November 1855 (photographed)
1857 (printed and published)

Artist / Marker - Tripe, Linnaeus ( photographer )

Material and Techniques - Salted paper print from a waxed paper (calotype) negative

Gallery location - In Store, Victoria & Albert Museum

Museum number - 1511 - 1909

Physical description

This image is of a large wooden shrine. It has a tiered roof structure, the bottom section of the roof is badly damaged. Through the damaged roof and the missing wooden beams it is possible to see the the statue of a seated Buddha and attendant figues inside the shrine. There are several other pagodas and building in the background.

Dimensions

Height: 24 cm (within mount)
Width: 34.4 cm (within mount)
Height: 38 cm (mount)
Width: 49.5 cm (mount)

Object history note

This photograph was one of a series from 'Burma Views' which was presented to the V&A in July 1909 by Lady Ida Low, wife of Malcolm Low, Esq., of the Bengal Civil Service and daughter-in-law of General Sri John Low. As a member of the Council of India in 1857, Sir John Low received the Burma Views (1857) set on 15th April 1857.
See Registry files for papers on acceptance of gift.
See Dewan p.244 for listings of other copies of the same photograph elsewhere.

This photograph was published in the album Burma Views 1857, by Captain L. Tripe, official photographer to the Government of India's Mission to Ava [Burma]. Tripe made over 200 photographs during this trip, and the captions to the images are thought to be a collaboration between Tripe and the secretary to the Mission to Ava, Henry Yule.

Tripe’s Burma Views were distributed widely and were very well received. Tripe sent 50 copies to Calcutta. Fourteen sets from these were distributed by the Government of India, including seven sets to members of the Mission to Ava, former capital of Burma. Twenty sets were ordered by the East India Company’s Court of Directors, and most were given to members of the Court. It is not known what happened to the remaining sixteen sets. Due to Tripe’s ownership of the negatives, he printed a selection of his photographs for further distribution. A set of 92 views of Burma was given to the King of Prussia, and more sets were given to the Madras Photographic Society and associated figures. Two hundred and ninety additional prints were offered for sale at 2 Rupees per print at Griffiths and Co., Madras.

Historical context note

In April 1855 Lord Dalhousie, governor general of India, advised on a political trip to Amerapoora, Burma following the annexation of Pengu (part of Burma) by the British after the 1852 Anglo-Burmese war. Tripe was sent to accompany the party in 1855 as official photographer. The photographs he made during his stay resulted in his album of 122 images, Burma Views, published in 1857. These photographs result from this project, and have Tripe’s original numbering and titles on their mounts.

Descriptive line

Photograph, 19th century, No. 30 from series 'Burma Views' by Linnaeus Tripe, 'Tsagain Myo. Ruined Tazoung', albumen print, Burma, 1855

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Dewan, Janet. The Photographs of Linnaeus Tripe: A Catalogue Raisonné. Toronto: Art Gallery of Ontario, 2003, p.244.

Labels and date

Ruined Tazoung
Tsagain Myo (Sagain)
By Linnaeus Tripe (1822–1902)

A tazoung is an open-sided wooden pavilion housing a shrine to the Buddha, to which worshippers take offerings. Unlike the grand pagodas and temples that Tripe usually photographed, this evocative image captures the serenity of the Buddha figure in what is probably a simple roadside shrine. There are numerous tazoungs like this in the Burmese countryside. [56 words]

Attribution Note

Edition number unknown. This print was probably made to go into the album 'Burma Views', of which 50 full sets were produced. Additional prints were produced by Tripe for different sets of Burma images.

Shape - rectangular

Subjects depicted -Buddhist

Categories- Photographs; Architecture; Buddhism

Production Type and Product Note - Limited edition

Collection code - IND


Nagayoung Pagoda, Amerapoora  

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Nagayoung Pagoda, Amerapoora (နဂါး႐ံုဘုရား၊ အမရပူရ)


Object - Photograph
Place of origin - Burma (photographed)
Date - 1855
Artist/Maker- Tripe, Linnaeus (photographer)
Materials and Techniques - Albumen print from waxed paper (calotype) negative
Museum number- 1534-1909
Gallery location: Victoria & Albert Museum , In store

Physical description
This images shows the striking nagayoung pagoda. The large naga, or serpent, towers over the roof. There is an arched entrance to the left of the main structure. The sky area is very faint with very little colour tone.


Object history note
This photograph was one of a series from 'Burma Views' which was presented to the V&A in July 1909 by Lady Ida Low, wife of Malcolm Low, Esq., of the Bengal Civil Service and daughter-in-law of General Sri John Low. As a member of the Council of India in 1857, Sir John Low received the Burma Views (1857) set on 15th April 1857. See Registry files for papers on acceptance of gift. See Dewan p.260 for listings of other copies of the same photograph elsewhere.
This photograph was published in the album Burma Views 1857, by Captain L. Tripe, official photographer to the Government of India's Mission to Ava [Burma]. Tripe made over 200 photographs during this trip, and the captions to the images are thought to be a collaboration between Tripe and the secretary to the Mission to Ava, Henry Yule.
Tripe’s Burma Views were distributed widely and were very well received. Tripe sent 50 copies to Calcutta. Fourteen sets from these were distributed by the Government of India, including seven sets to members of the Mission to Ava, former capital of Burma. Twenty sets were ordered by the East India Company’s Court of Directors, and most were given to members of the Court. It is not known what happened to the remaining sixteen sets. Due to Tripe’s ownership of the negatives, he printed a selection of his photographs for further distribution. A set of 92 views of Burma was given to the King of Prussia, and more sets were given to the Madras Photographic Society and associated figures. Two hundred and ninety additional prints were offered for sale at 2 Rupees per print at Griffiths and Co., Madras.


Historical context note
In April 1855 Lord Dalhousie, governor general of India, advised on a political trip to Amerapoora, Burma following the annexation of Pengu (part of Burma) by the British after the 1852 Anglo-Burmese war. Tripe was sent to accompany the party in 1855 as official photographer. The photographs he made during his stay resulted in his album of 122 images, Burma Views, published in 1857. These photographs result from this project, and have Tripe’s original numbering and titles on their mounts.


Descriptive line
Photograph, 19th century, No. 53 from series 'Burma Views' by Linnaeus Tripe, 'Amerapoora. Nagayoung Pagoda', albumen print, Burma, 1855
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Dewan, Janet. The Photographs of Linnaeus Tripe: A Catalogue Raisonné. Toronto: Art Gallery of Ontario, 2003, p.260.
Labels and date
Nagayoung Pagoda (Nagayon) Amerapoora (Amarapura), 1800–50 By Linnaeus Tripe (1822–1902)
The large naga, or serpent, towering over the roof gives this white stone pagoda its name. It shelters the central shrine containing a Buddha image, while two long nagas border the staircase. The pagoda symbolises the story of the Naga Mucalinda, who is said to have sheltered the Buddha during a storm.
Albumen print, 1855 Museum no. 1534-1909


Attribution Note
Edition number unknown. This print was probably made to go into the album 'Burma Views', of which 50 full sets were produced. Additional prints were produced by Tripe for different sets of Burma images.
Techniques -Calotype
Subjects depicted - Buddhist
Categories -Photographs; Architecture; Buddhism
Collection code -IND