Postcard, Mohammed Aly Mosque, Egypt, 1914-1916
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1914-1916
Black and white image of the interior of the Mohammed Ali Mosque showing the fountain in the courtyard. The Mohammad Ali Mosque in Cairo was built between 1830 and 1848 in memory of Tusun Pasha, eldest son of Mohammad Ali Pasha, ruler of Egypt in the early-mid 19th century. The mosque was built in the Ottoman style by Greek architect Yussuf Bushnaq and is the largest Ottoman mosque of the early 19th century.
It is built on the site of the old Mamluk Palaces, destroyed by Mohammad Ali, and houses the tomb of Mohammad Ali Pasha. Today it is one of the most popular Egyptian mosques for tourists. Younger brother Albert enlisted first. He is commemorated at the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial. Their mother died only a few years later in 1926, aged 73. Their niece was Mrs M. J. Hitchens, the donor. Black and white image of an Islamic style courtyard.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- overall dimensions: 142 mm (Width), 89 mm (Height)
Design
- Marks and inscriptions
- Printed in black ink on the front of the postcard: 'Cairo (Egypt) - Interior of Mohammed Aly Mosque' Printed in black ink on the right hand side of the image: 'G. M. E C. - M. 7712' Printed on the back of the postcard along the top margin: 'L'adresse seule doit être dorite de ce côté' Printed on the back of the postcard: 'UNION POSTALE UNIVERSELLE / EGYPT / CARTE POSTALE'
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Museums Victoria, Melbourne collection record for this single object (sentences kept verbatim apart from removed sale or rarity wording); how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Candidate id
- mv-1922505
- Museum object name
- Postcard - 'Interior of Mohammed Aly Mosque', Egypt, Peile Brothers, World War I, 1914-1916
- Holding institution
- Museums Victoria, Melbourne
- Museum object number
- HT 32621
- Published references
- 'Mohammad Ali (Alabaster) Mosque in Cairo,' TourEgypt.com, at: http://www.touregypt.net/alabastermosque.htm accessed: June 15, 2012 'Mohammad Ali Mosque,' Sacred Destinations, at: http://www.sacred-destinations.com/egypt/cairo-muhammad-ali-mosque.htm accessed: June 15, 2012 'Masjid Muhammad 'Ali al-Kabir,' ArchNet, at: http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=2080 accessed: June 15,
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm the wider type, maker and dating against a specialist reference; this entry documents one recorded example.