Wales, James, 1746 or 1747–1795, Caves of Keneri, 1795
- Call Number:
- MSS 26
- Holdings:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
- Creator:
- Wales, James, 1746 or 1747–1795
- Title(s):
- Caves of Keneri
- Date:
- 1795
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Series:
- Series II: Cave descriptions and other notes
- Part of Collection:
- Box 1, folder 14
- Provenance:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Conditions Governing Access:
- The collection is open without restriction.
- Conditions Governing Use:
- Copyright UndeterminedThe collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Archives Department.
- Scope and Content:
- The text is heavily edited, and ends mid-sentence. It offers a detailed description of the cave complex’s ornament, sculpture, and carvings, and pays particular attention to some of the figures represented—animals and deities—and the dimensions of the caves and various objects within. Wales comments that much of the carving is “very gracefully design’d and well executed” though decay has affected a large portion of the complex. The text ends with a description of the surrounding area and the approach to the cave’s entrance.
- Physical Description:
- 1 folded sheet (2 pages) ; 48 x 35 cm
- Genre:
- Diaries and Notebooks
- Subject Terms:
- BritishCave templesCavesDescription and travelEllora Caves (India)India
- Associated Places:
- IndiaMumbai (India)Pune (India)
- Associated People/Groups:
- Daniell, Thomas, 1749-1840Gaṅgārāma, active 18th centuryMabon, RobertMalet, Charles Warre, 1752-1815Wales, James, 1746 or 1747-1795
- Finding Aid Title:
- James Wales archive
- Collection PDF:
- https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/11766.pdf
- Archival Object:
- https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/3410875
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/3410875?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1