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Elderly Woman

circa 1845

Jabez Hogg's Father

circa 1845

Self Portrait Jabez Hogg

1840-1850

Ricketts Collection of photographs, equipment and ephemera

Hogg and Three Children

circa 1845

Jabez Hogg with Walter and Nellie Hogg

1849-1850

Large Carte-de-visite album of Victorian Personalities

1860-1899

Plantation Workers, Ceylon

1875-1879

'The Horse in Motion'

1882

Magic lantern projector

Ambrotype. Woman and dog. Hand painted.

Woman and Dog

circa 1850
Framed daguerreotype of a French officer. The soldier's hat, epaulets and buttons are hand tinted with gold. Framed with an ornate black plaster and wood frame with gold oval mount.

French Officer

circa 1850
Hand coloured daguerreotype in ormulu frame of girl with doll. Kilburn, 234 Regent Street.

Girl With Doll

1840-1850
Cased daguerreotype. Image of a young girl leaning against a leather chair. Hand tinted. Maroon case with plush interior and gold, oval mount. Made by Mr. Kilburn, 222 Regent Street.

Girl Leaning Against Chair

1840-1850
Daguerreotype of woman in bonnet, by Claudet, Adelaide Gallery, The Strand.

Woman in Bonnet

1840-1850
Photograph by Francis Bedford labelled with the inventory number '1612' showing Ffestiniog Slate Quarries.

Ffestiniog Slate Quarries

1815-1894
Hand coloured daguerreotype, quarter plate, portrait of a middle aged man by window, taken by Napoleon Sarony.

Middle Aged Man By Window

circa 1860
Hand tinted stereo daguerreotype portrait of two girls by Broadbent & Co, 1852. Mashers Patent, Broadbent & Co's, 136 Chestnut Mashers Improved Stereoscope. Embossed '1852'.

Portrait of Two Girls

1852
Photogravure entitled 'The Steerage', by Alfred Stieglitz, 1907. Print made 1915.

The Steerage

1907 (1915)
Stereo daguerreotype 'Boudoir Figure' by Cartright, 22 Fishergate, Preston. Label in ink on front 'Boudoir Figure 033f1'.

Boudoir Figure

circa 1850
Hand tinted stereo daguerreotype portrait of a woman by Mr R Barnes, George Street, Richmond.

Portrait of a Woman

circa 1850
Stereo daguerreotype of an outdoor tea group, by T Schneider & Sohne. Embossed 'Stereoscop von T Schneider and Sohne.'

Outdoor Tea Group

circa 1850
Four hand tinted stereo daguerreotypes of French showgirls by Gladwell, 87 Gracechurch Street.

Four Daguerreotypes of French Showgirls

A collodion positive (ambrotype) of a smartly-dressed boy carrying a walking cane. Ninth plate. Label on reverse reads 'J Hickling, Photograph Artisit. 26 Harbour Street, Ramsgate and No 5 Lamb Place. Kingsland. London'.

Smartly Dressed Boy

1850-1860
Daguerreotype self portrait of J B Dancer with two friends. Inscribed on reverse 'L JB Dancer, Mr Wilkinson and EW Binney R'. Not in case. Taped.

Self Portrait Of J B Dancer With Two Friends

circa 1850
A collodion positive (ambrotype) of a young woman, a daughter of the Cobden Family, taken by B Downs in 1859. Ninth plate. Inscribed on the reverse `M(?) Cobden. February 1861. Aged 14 years'.

M Cobden

1861-02
A collodion positive (ambrotype) of a young boy, George Cobden, aged fifteen, taken by B. Downs in 24 June 1861. Ninth plate. Inscribed on reverse 'BD. George. June 24th 1861. Aged 15th.'

George Cobden

1861-06-24
A collodion positive (ambrotype) of a young girl, a daughter of the Cobden Family, taken by B. Downs in 1861, when she was fourteen years old. Ninth plate. Inscribed on reverse 'A Cobden. Nov 10th 1859 B Downs.'

A Cobden

1859-11-10
Book entield 'Leaves from the Scrap Book of an Awkward Man' by F L Solous, printed by Stewart & Murray, 1844. Contains an essay about photography: 'From a lady to her lover: on receiving his photographic portrait, executed by Mr Beard'.

Leaves from the Scrap Book of an Awkward Man

1844
'Photographs of the Nagpore Exhibition, 1865-66'. Portfolio of 15 mounted photographs with hand written captions on the reverse of each print.

Photographs of the Nagpore Exhibition

1866
Book: 'The Stereoscope: Its History, Theory and Construction' by Sir David Brewster, 1856. Containing 50 wood engravings. Published by John Murray, Albemarle Street, London, printed by T Constable, Edinburgh.

The Stereoscope: Its History, Theory and Construction

1856
'Report on the Teneriffe [sic] Astronomical Experiment of 1856. Addressed to the Lord Commissioners of the Admiralty' by Prof. C Piazzi Smyth FRSS and HM Astronomer for Scotland, 1858. Book contains two carbon prints. Published by Richard Taylor and William Francis, Red Lion Court, London and Neill and Company, High Street, Edinburgh.

Report on the Teneriffe Astronomical Experiment of 1856

1858; (1856)
Photographic album: 'Photographs: Indian Tour, 1893'.

Photographs: Indian Tour 1893

1893
An album of hand-coloured photographs, produced in Japan in about 1895. The album depicts Japanese people, customs and scenery. The cover is lacquered and decorated in red and black with a stylised cherry blossom tree. Inlaid with panels featuring a fan, a screen and a view of Mount Fuji, the overall design reinforces traditional Western images of Japan. This album is possibly by Kusakabe Kimbei (1841-1934) who worked in Yokahama from 1885 to 1912. Previously, he had worked closely with the Austrian photographer Baron Raimund von Stillfried (1839-1911), buying his studio and stock of photographs in 1885. This also included negatives by Felice Beato (1825-1903). Kimbei's albums often included the work of these photographers alongside his own.

Album of hand coloured photographs

circa 1895
Photograph entitled 'The Forth Bridge from the South East, May 2 1889' by Evelyn George Carey. Albumen print.

The Forth Bridge from the South East, May 2 1889

1889-05-02
A collection of 22 annotated albums of snapshots taken between 1908 and the Russian Revolution, in 1917, by Herbert Galloway Stewart. The albums feature members of the Russian Royal Family, taken mainly in St Petersburg and the Crimea and in various locations around Europe. The albums were compiled by Herbert Galloway Stewart, who was employed by the Grand Duchess Xenia (1875-1960) as a tutor for her son, Prince Andrew Alexandrovitch Romanoff (1897-1981). The albums form a part of the Ricketts Collection, a collection of prints, albums, ephemera and objects assembled by Howard and Jane Ricketts. The Collection concentrates mainly on 19th century British photography, but is also rich in documentary, topographic and ethnographic photography from around the world.

Stewart Albums

1908-1917
Photographically illustrated album: 'Views of H H The Nizam's Dominions: Hyderabad (Deccan), 1889. Incoporating photographs by Lala Deen Dayal. 77 photographs in total. 'Purchased from the family library of Wm Wordsworth'.

Views of H H The Nizam's Dominions: Hyerabad (Deccan)...

1889
A photograph entitled 'Karnak - The Amon Temple' taken by Lehnert & Landrock of Cairo in the 1920s.

Karnak - The Amon Temple

circa 1925
A photograph of an Egyptian woman taken by Émile Béchard in about 1880. This albumen print is part of an album.

Femme du Luxor

circa 1880
Daguerreotype portrait entitled 'Luise Gaederhens', by Carl Ferdinand Stelzner, 1845. Inscription on reverse, photographer date and subject.

Luise Gaederhens

1845
Daguerreotype, possibly French, man with large hat.

Man With Large Hat

circa 1850
Ambrotype, quarter plate, woman, same woman sitter as A47.

Woman

circa 1850
Daguerreotype. Quarter plate Young man in cap. Hand tinted. By ...? and Woodward.

Young Man in Cap

circa 1850
Daguerreotype. Details on sticky label `1/4 Dag - Barbados - c1847 Chas Corbin (32), Mary (31) CJ (6), Edith (4), W Hayes C (2) S. Bel 12/71 L.205 Ex fam t99'.

Barbados Family

circa 1847
Ambrotype, quarter plate.Three Friends, young gentlemen. Sticky label with No 115.

Three Friends

circa 1850
Ambrotype, quarter plate. Girl by Garden gate.

Girl By Garden Gate

circa 1850
Ambrotype, quarter plate, boy with fishing rod and sister. Ormula mount.

Boy With Fishing Rod and Sister

circa 1850
Daguerreotype, quarter plate. Student with striped waistcoat. Leaf emblem in front of case.

Student With Stripped Waistcoat

circa 1850
Ambrotype, quarter plate, man with chequered waistcoat.

Man With Chequered Waistcoat

circa 1850
Daguerreotype, sixth plate. Man with daughter. Hand tinted. Sticky label No 5.

Man With Daughter

circa 1850