Key Information

Photographer

Frederick Spencer Chapman

Collection

Frederick Spencer Chapman

Date of Photo

July 31st 1936

Named Person

Maharani of Sikkim

Region

Gangtok

Accession number

1998.131.16.1

Image Dimensions

87 x 61

The Maharani of Sikkim, who was from an aristocratic Lhasa family, in the grounds of the British Residency in Gangtok as the Mission prepared to depart for Lhasa

Further Information

Photographic Process

Print gelatin silver

Date Acquired

Donated 1994

Donated by

Faith Spencer Chapman

Expedition

British Diplomatic Mission to Lhasa 1936-37

Photo also owned by

Frederick Spencer Chapman

Previous Catologue Number

CA.9 [view film roll]

Previous Pitt Rivers Museum Number

SC.T.2.16

Other Information

Notes on print/mount - 'CA 9' has been written on the back of the print in pencil [MS 08/04/2006]

Manual Catalogues -

Manual Catalogues - Caption in Chapman's hand-written list of negatives made whilst on the Mission to Lhasa, 1936-7 [See PRM Manuscripts Collection]: 'Maharanee upright top' [MS 08/04/2006]

Other Information - Related Images

Other Information - Related Images: Images prefixed with 'CA' comprise a group of negatives containing images of the Residency, Gangtok and the Mission party preparing to go to Lhasa, the Maharanee of Sikkim, journey near Karponang, Changu Lake, Champithang and Chumbi Valley, Kargyu monastery and Yatung. At the top of the list is the comment ‘8, 9, 13, 17, 19, 20, 28, 31, 33, 36, 37 already enlarged 4x6. 3 copies’ [MS 08/04/2006]

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Maharani of Sikkim" 05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_1998.131.16.1.html>.

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