Doum-Palm: Mosque of Mishoo

Series TitleEgypt and Palestine Photographed and Described

Artist Francis Frith (English, 1822 - 1898)

Publisher James S. Virtue (English, 1829 - 1892)

Date1857

MediumAlbumen print

DimensionsOverall: 6 1/4 × 8 7/8 inches (15.88 × 22.54 cm)

Credit LineGift of Margaret Hall in memory of Alfred E. Miller

Object numberF91-51/49

SignedOn plate, lower left: Frith

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DescriptionLeft of center, in foreground, is tree with three figures seated underneath. Behind them, a large stone and brick, lightly and darker colored structure rises out of the hillside, topped by a large white tower. The hill continues upward to a different structure, smaller at the top.

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