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Total number of records: 44

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Record typeCount
Archives43
Objects1

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
Novello Cowden Clarke Collection44
Brotherton Collection37

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
theatre44
photography21
photographs16
drama8
letter writing8
leisure time activities6
poetry5
portraits5
childhood4
family4

Count of Place

PlaceCount
Genoa, Italy19
London, United Kingdom11
Florence, Italy5
Milan, Italy3
Madrid, Spain1
Paris, France1
Plymouth, United Kingdom1
Rome, Italy1

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Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria2
Hunt, James Henry Leigh1
Novello, Vincent1
Trevelyan, Sir John1
Wightwick, George1

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From 17001
From 180043

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GIGLIUCCI, Porzia

1852-1873

A poem transcribed by Porzia Gigliucci and photographic portraits of her as a child and later as an adult, dressed as Thalia from a theatrical production at Villa Novello in Genoa, Italy.

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GIGLIUCCI, Valeria

1852-1893

Poems transcribed by Valeria Gigliucci for her future sister-in-law Edith Margaret Mozley and her aunt Mary Cowden Clarke. Photographic portraits of Valeria Gigliucci as a child and later as an adult ...

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NOVELLO, (Joseph) Alfred

1824-1896

Financial documents relating to Novello & Co. and (Joseph) Alfred Novello's investments in shipping and railways, business contracts, designs for the 'Novello Skimmer' sculling boat, sketches and desi...

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Portraits of

1852-1873

Portraits of Porzia Gigliucci. One photographic reproduction of her portrait as a child and two cartes de visite dressed in the role of 'Thalia' from a theatrical production at Villa Novello in Genoa,...

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Portraits of

1852-1873

Portraits of Valeria Gigliucci. One photographic reproduction of her portrait as a child and one carte de visite dressed in the role of 'Mirth' from a theatrical production at Villa Novello in Genoa, ...

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Events

1868-1877

Printed materials related to musical and theatrical events held by the Novello Cowden Clarke family at their home, Villa Novello, in Genoa, Italy.

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Photographs

1866-1880

Photographs and cartes de visite of (Joseph) Alfred Novello, including formal portraits and portraits in the costumes of theatrical performances and balls in Genoa and London, all taken after he had m...

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Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria to Hunt, James Henry Leigh

1857-1858

Three handwritten drafts of letters from Mary Cowden Clarke to the poet Leigh Hunt, congratulating Hunt on his new play and expressing regret at not being able to attend a performance. Cowden Clarke r...

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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 (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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Contracts to sing in Italy, France and Spain

1849-1852

6 contracts for Clara Anastasia Novello to sing in Rome, Florence, Milan, Paris and Madrid between 1849 and 1852, written in Italian.

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Cartes de visite of (Mary) Sabilla Novello as a housemaid

c. 1870

3 cartes de visite of (Mary) Sabilla Novello dressed in the character of a housemaid in 'The Goose with the Golden Eggs' by Giulio Rossi of Milan and Genoa, Italy. She holds a brush in her proper righ...

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