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Brotherton Collection39
Novello Cowden Clarke Collection39

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photographs39
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houses7
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Genoa, Italy39
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Cartes de visite of (Joseph) Alfred Novello

c. 1866

Seven undated cartes de visite in two different poses of (Joseph) Alfred Novello as 'Uncle Gargle' in 'Which is Which?', described on the back of one of the cards as a private theatrical at Villa Nove...

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Cartes de visite of Villa Novello

1874

Seven cartes de visite of Villa Novello in Genoa, Italy and its surroundings, one of which is hand coloured.

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Cartes de visite of (Mary) Sabilla Novello as 'Mrs Mills'

17 Nov 1873

Four cartes de visite of (Mary) Sabilla Novello dressed as the character 'Mrs Mills' (the housekeeper) from 'Which is Which?' performed as a private theatrical on 15 November 1873. The photographs wer...

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Photograph of the grave of (Mary) Sabilla Novello

c. 1904

Photograph of the grave of (Mary) Sabilla Novello at the Cimitero monumentale di Staglieno (Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno) in Genoa, Italy. An inscription on the reverse in a later hand records tha...

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Photograph from 'Il grillo del focolare'

c. 1873

Photograph of three performers in costume from the operetta 'Il grillo del focolare' by the Italian composer Giuseppe Gallignani, inscribed on the reverse with the names of the characters and actors.

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Carte de visite of a sketch of Leigh Hunt

c. 1870

Carte de visite of a sketch of the poet Leigh Hunt, with an inscription on the reverse by Mary Cowden Clake.

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Photograph of Sarah Marshall

30 Mar 1870

Photograph of Sarah Marshall looking through a microscope, inscribed on the reverse.

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Photographs of Charles Cowden Clarke and Mary Cowden Clarke

May 1873

Two cartes de visite and one enlargement of a photographic double portrait of Charles Cowden Clarke and his wife Mary Cowden Clarke.

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Photographs of a pencil portrait of Charles Cowden Clarke and Mary Cowden Clarke

1862

Two photographs of a pencil portrait of Charles Cowden Clarke and Mary Cowden Clarke in profile by Mary's sister Emma Aloysia Novello, drawn in Genoa, Italy in 1862. One is mounted on card.

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BC MS NCC/19/11/41 Reverse of double photographic portrait of Charles Cowden Clarke and Mary Cowden Clarke
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Double photographic portrait of Charles Cowden Clarke and Mary Cowden Clarke

c. 1870

Undated glazed double photographic portrait of Charles Cowden Clarke and Mary Cowden Clarke in a leather and gilt metal case, with a blue textile mount.

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Case for cartes de visite

c. 1870

White cardboard case for cartes de visite by the photographers G.B. Sciutto & Co. of Genoa, Italy. Inscribed in ink on the reverse noting that the case contained family portraits of (Mary) Sabilla Nov...

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Photograph of Helene [?]

19 Oct 1897

Mounted photograph of Helene [?] by Perosini of Genoa, inscribed in ink to her friends Mary Cowden Clarke and (Mary) Cowden Clarke.

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