Yes! I’ll DM you to make the connection!

Very interesting - my colleague in conservation at Getty has worked on this topic. Do you know Arlen?

The terms 'lodge' or 'factory' make the establishments seem formal or structurally distinct from other bldg types. Sometimes they were purpose built, but often they were provisional. On this one, I'll boost an old article of mine from a different ocean. indianoceanexchanges.com/pubs/JSAHPub...

I love this thread! Art historians like @marselykehoe.bsky.social to the rescue! On the lodge ?, don't know specifically about Cochin, but it was common for a company/merchant to rent an ordinary house as trade base an in Indian Ocean port, especially before settling more formal trade agreements.

Here it is - still there, just covered up - for the solstice in 2023

Congratulations on the new appointment! I am sure that you are going to do great things in the role!

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Beirut in LA!

Lots of Binghamton energy at the NNI seminar!

Take a look at the born digital book too: www.sup.org/books/litera...