Tea Factory

c.1870s

William Louis Henry Skeen was a late 19th-century photographer active in Ceylon, ie Sri Lanka. A lot of his imagery was focused on the island’s tea and coffee plantations, landscapes and people. By the 1870s, WLH Skeen & Co. became Ceylon’s most successful photography company and continued to thrive under various directors until 1920.

Title
Tea Factory
Period
c.1870s
Artist
WLH Skeen & Co.
Medium
Albumen Print
Dimensions
With mount - H: 23 cm x W: 28.8 cm; Without mount - H: 21.5 cm x W: 27.3 cm
Accession No.
2019.16.21