Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of Art
AT-00012738Futtypore Sikri—Two of the Marbled Screens in the Tomb of Sheik Selim Chisti
About the Artwork
These elaborate screens decorate the mausoleum of the Sufi saint Salim Chisti (1478-1572). The building, considered one of the finest examples of Mughal architecture in India, was built in 1580-1581 by the Emperor Akbar to honor the saint, whose prayers he believed had guaranteed the birth of male heirs to the throne.
Inscriptions
Inscription at bottom right: "Bourne 1266"; Embossed mark at center right edge corresponding to “watermark” on the left edge of verso, RJK Ri… No 72 (?).; Graphite inscription on verso: "1266"
Provenance
2007: Purchased on the London art market by Prahlad Bubbar Ltd., London, England 2007–2024: (Prahlad Bubbar Ltd., London, sold to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH) September 9, 2024–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Samuel Bourne (British, 1834–1912)
- Date
- 1866
- Medium
- albumen print
- Dimensions
- Paper: 23.9 x 29.4 cm (9 7/16 x 11 9/16 in.)
- Type
- Photograph
- Classification
- Photograph
- Department
- Photography
- Credit line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Accession no.
- 2024.79
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