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Fruitsellers, Scowen & Co., c. 1880
Scowen & Co.British, 1876–1895

Fruitsellers

c. 1880 · Photograph

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The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

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About the work

Occupational scenes like Fruitsellers were popular subjects in 19th-century colonial photography. Like this image of fruit sellers in colonial Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), such images provided armchair travelers with insight into local life and customs, as seen through European eyes.

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Accession number
2018.40

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PhotographsAlbumen printImpressionism19th centuryIndia, 19th century

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