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Brotherton Collection11
Novello Cowden Clarke Collection11

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music4
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Genoa, Italy3
London, United Kingdom3

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Performances

1843-1845

Transcribed reviews of (Mary) Sabilla Novello's first vocal performances in public in 1843 and a print for the National Anti-Corn Law League Quadrilles dated 1845.

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Transcribed reviews of (Mary) Sabilla Novello's vocal performance

1843

Transcribed review of (Mary) Sabilla Novello's vocal performance at Mr. Bendict's Benefit at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, on 17 July 1843, at which her sister Clara Anastasia Novello also sang. T...

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untitled watercolour [biblical scene]

c. 1850

Untitled and undated watercolour on paper, likely of a biblical scene, possibly of Jesus in his cave tomb surrounded by three figures, with figure studies in pencil on the reverse, by Emma Aloysia Nov...

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Ink sketch of Spanish costume

c. 1860

Ink and pencil sketch of Spanish costume on brown paper, with notes on the colour and material of the clothes. An unfinished sketch on the reverse.

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'Who is Portia?' by Mary Cowden Clarke

13 Feb 1884

Poem beginning ''Who is Portia?' by Mary Cowden Clarke, written at Villa Novello in Genoa, Italy and dated 13 February 1884.

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Draft of (Joseph) Alfred Novello's Will

1862-1864

Draft of (Joseph) Alfred Novello's Will on blue paper, dated 30 June 1862 and revised on 25 May 1864.

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National Anti-Corn Law League Quadrilles by (Mary) Sabilla Novello

1845

A printed certificate or frontispiece for the National Anti-Corn Law League Quadrilles by (Mary) Sabilla Novello, 'printed and presented to the bazaar 1845. By J. Alfred Novello'. The design is in red...

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'The Flight of the Duck' by (Mary) Sabilla Novello

10 Oct 1875

'The Flight of the Duck. A dramatic romance' by (Mary) Sabilla Novello, written in Genoa on 10 October 1875 after she had read Robert Browning's poem 'The Flight of the Duchess', first published in 18...

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Carte de visite of (Mary) Sabilla Novello as 'Cadijah'

Mar 1873

Carte de visite of (Mary) Sabilla Novello dressed as the character 'Cadijah' in an 'Oriental Prologue', performed in Genoa, Italy and dated March 1873. The photographer was G.B. Sciutto & Co. of Genoa...

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untitled watercolour [portrait of a young child]

c. 1830

Undated watercolour and pencil sketch of a young child by Edward Petre Novello. The child appears to be climbing over a stile. It is likely that the paper was torn from a sketchbook.

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Memorandum for copyright payment to Thomas Attwood Walmisley

19 Jul 1845

Printed and handwritten memorandum for the payment of five pounds from (Joseph) Alfred Novello to the composer Thomas Attwood Walmisley for the copyright of an evening service for double choir and voi...

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