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Oreodoxa regia. Avenue of Cabbage Palms, Peradeniya Gardens

Oreodoxa regia. Avenue of Cabbage Palms, Peradeniya Gardens

(English, Ceylon, 1860's)
late 19th century
Medium/TechniquePhotograph, albumen print
DimensionsImage: 21.4 × 27.6 cm (8 7/16 × 10 7/8 in.)
Mount: 27.9 × 35.6 cm (11 × 14 in.)
Credit LineGift of Clifford S. Ackley in memory of Charles Millard
Accession number2018.170
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPhotographs
InscriptionsIn negative, l.l.: Scowen & Co. Ceylon l.c. title. In ink on mount, l.l. and l.c.: "Kandy Ceylon/altitude 2000 [-]/Nov. 21st 1894. Only one of countless beauties"
ProvenanceAbout 1970s, acquired by Clifford S. Ackley, Boston; 2018, gift of Clifford S. Ackley to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 25, 2018)
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