Krishna's Butter Ball, Mahabalipuram

c. 1900s

Unidentified Photographer

Photography

Krishna's Butter Ball, Mahabalipuram, c. 1900s. Unidentified Photographer. Gelatin silver print, toned, on collodion printing-out paper; image: 15.3 x 10.8 cm (6 x 4 1/4 in.); paper: 15.3 x 10.8 cm (6 x 4 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Barbara Tannenbaum and Mark Soppeland 2019.68 It was popular during the early 1900s to tone silver gelatin photographs with gold to give them a warm glow.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Unidentified Photographer
Classification: Photograph
Formatted Medium: Gelatin silver print, toned, on collodion printing-out paper
Medium: gelatin, silver, print, toned, collodion, printing-out, paper
Dimensions: Image: 15.3 x 10.8 cm (6 x 4 1/4 in.); Paper: 15.3 x 10.8 cm (6 x 4 1/4 in.)
Departments: Photography
Accession Number: 2019.68
Credit Line: Gift of Barbara Tannenbaum and Mark Soppeland
Exhibitions: Life and Exploits of Krishna in Indian Paintings (Indian art rotation)
Rights Statement: CC0