• Unknown (photoengraver)
• Lockwood De Forest (author)

Album on South Asian domestic architecture showing ornaments, crafts and trade advertisements

1885

This album titled Indian Domestic Architecture, is by Lockwood de Forest and a combination architectural book and trade catalogue. It reflects de Forest's goal to ensure the preservation of the arts, crafts and trades (with a particular attention given to carving) of South Asian workmen. 25 heliotype plates show Indian architecture and ornaments and the final 14 pages show advertisements, in the Indian graphic style, for various New York building craftsmen and home furnishers.

The album comprises a title page, an Introduction by Lockwood de Forest, a list of contents, plates by Heliotype Printing Co., Boston and engravings.

Contents
I. House at Ahmedabad, 16th century
II. House at Ahmedabad, 17th century
III. House at Ahmedabad, 18th century
IV. Copy of one of the Bhudder windows at Ahmedabad, full size 7 ff. x 10 ft. made by Mr. de Forest's men and sold to the South Kensington Museum
V. Copy of the second Bhudder window in Mr. De Forest's possession in New York.
VI. Front of a house at Ajmere
VII. Tomb of the time of Akbar, red sandstone
VIII. Marble tracery in the palace, Delhi
IX. Window of a house at Amritza
X. Brass door at Amritza
XI. Front of a house at Lahore
XII. Front of a house at Lahore
XIII. Front of a house at Lahore
XIV. Doorway of house, red sandstone, Multan
XV. Front of a house at Multan
XVI. Door of house, Multan
XVII. Window of tomb in tile at Multan
XVIII. Doorway of house, red sandstone, Multan
XIX. Mr. De Forest's rooms, 9 East 17th Street, New York
XX. Mr. De Forest's rooms, 9 East 17th Street, New York
XXI. Door of a house at Ahmedabad, 19th century
XXII. House at Ahmedabad, early 17th century
XXIII. Window of a house at Lahore
XXIV. Tomb of Ala-Ud-Din Khilji, old Delhi
XXV. Marble Gateway of a tomb at Gualior

Heliotypes and engravings

album: 35,1 x 28 x 1,1 cm compositions (min.): 15,9 x 23,3 cm compositions (max.): 26,6 x 21 cm sheets: 34,6 x 27,2 cm

PH1979:0432

• exterior views
• interior views

grey paper covered cover boards and green cloth covered spine

imprinted and dated

Amritsar Inde

• architecture
• ornement

• entrances
• marble
• gateway
• houses
• windows
• doorway
• fireplace
• sculptures
• balconies
• vases
• friezes (ornamental bands)
• steps
• brick walls
• roofs
• tomb
• pilasters
• façades
• men (male humans)
• columns (architectural elements)
• arches
• photographs
• pediments
• curtains
• sandstone
• armchair
• armchairs
• carpets
• balustrades
• chains (object genres)
• arched windows
• living rooms
• tympanum
• lintels
• tracery
• carvings
• arched entrance
• entrance doors
• paintings
• friezes (entablature components)
• motifs
• grilles (barrier elements)
• palace buildings
• tiles
• advertisements
• letters (signs)
• balcony railing
• double doors
• engraving (print)
• decorative arts
• opening (architectural element)