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Title
The light burning before the corpse ; the female mourners
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

Burial customs - A-L

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1858-03-27
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC BURI - (A-L)
Topics
Funeral rites & ceremonies
Grief
Janáb Aulia, queen consort of Amjad 'Ali, king of Oudh, d. 1858 -- Death & burial
Genres
Periodical illustrations
Notes
Content: Written on border: "Ajodhya, sacred city in Oudh, India." Includes additional printed text.
Source note: Harper's weekly : a journal of civilization. (New York : Harper' s Weekly Co., 1857-1916).
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: Sheet 22 x 23.7 cm
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17706061
Barcode: 33333159464029
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c87caf30-c53c-012f-e489-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1858: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The light burning before the corpse ; the female mourners" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1858-03-27. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-ccf3-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The light burning before the corpse ; the female mourners" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-ccf3-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1858-03-27). The light burning before the corpse ; the female mourners Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-ccf3-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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The light burning before the corpse ; the female mourners