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Designs for a 24 hour clock face with newspaper cutting
c. 1883
Designs for a 24 hour clock face by (Joseph) Alfred Novello on Villa Novello notepaper, with a pasted newspaper cutting on the forthcoming International Geodetic Congress in Rome to be held in 1884.
Craik, Dinah Maria (née Mulock) to Novello, (Mary) Sabilla
20 Mar 1884
Handwritten postcard from Dinah Maria Craik to (Mary) Sabilla Novello, noting that she had not been able to travel until now and remains weak. She records her travels plans to Genoa and Rome and reque...
Craik, Dinah Maria (née Mulock) to Gigliucci, Porzia and Gigliucci, Valeria
30 Nov 1883
Handwritten letter from Dinah Maria Craik to Porzia and Valeria Gigliucci ('the lilies'), noting their present stay at Villa Novello in Genoa and hoping that Craik and her husband will travel to Italy...
Bell, John to Cowden Clarke, Charles and Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria
25 Feb 1867
Letter from the sculptor John Bell to Charles and Mary Cowden Clarke, in which John describes his surprise at finding himself in Italy, having sailed for ten days from France. He records the beauty of...
Carte de visite portrait of Mary Cowden Clarke by Emily Macirone
1867
Black and white carte de visite by Lodovico Tuminello of Turin, of a watercolour portrait of Mary Cowden Clarke by Emily 'Minnie' Macirone. She is depicted wearing a brooch that is also in the collect...
Craik, Dinah Maria (née Mulock) to Novello, (Mary) Sabilla
12 Mar 1884
Handwritten letter from Dinah Maria Craik to (Mary) Sabilla Novello, apologising that she would have written sooner but had been unwell since the first day of their travels. She writes that her husban...
Carte de visite portrait of Mary Cowden Clarke by Emily Macirone
1864
Black and white carte de visite by Lodovico Tuminello of Turin, of a watercolour portrait of Mary Cowden Clarke by Emily 'Minnie' Macirone. She is depicted wearing a brooch that is also in the collect...
Craik, Dinah Maria (née Mulock) to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria
4 May 1880
Handwritten letter from Dinah Maria Craik to Mary Victoria Cowden Clarke, recording Craik and her husband's new friendship with 'the lilies', referring to the daughters of Mary's sister Clara Anastasi...
Gigliucci, Porzia to Haines, Frederick
16 Jan 1892
Handwritten letter from Porzia Gigliucci to the bank manager Frederick Haines, written on behalf of her aunt. Gigliucci describes her concern for the health of both aunts, Mary Cowden Clarke and (Mary...
Novello, Emma Aloysia to Novello, (Joseph) Alfred
1857-1880
Thirty three handwritten letters from Emma Aloysia Novello to her brother (Joseph) Alfred Novello, concerning family financial arrangements, her aspiration to make a career as an artist, portraits she...
Novello Cowden Clarke
1739-1966
The Novello Cowden Clarkes were a well known Anglo-Italian family of musicians, writers, artists, singers and actors, with a wide and influential literary and artistic circle. Based in London and lat...
Novello, Clara Anastasia to Novello, (Mary) Sabilla
15 Mar 1875
Handwritten postcard from Clara Anastasia Novello to her sister (Mary) Sabilla Novello, noting how many tickets she had purchased for a lace lottery.