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Ricketts Collection of photographs, equipment and ephemera

Collection of photographs, equipment and ephemera assembled by Howard and Jane Ricketts and reflecting their interest in topographic, ethnographic and industrial subjects. This Collection concentrates on British nineteenth century photographs, particularly in the first fifty years after its invention in 1839, it is unusually strong in documentary and ethnographic material.

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Elderly Woman

Elderly Woman

circa 1845
Self Portrait Jabez Hogg

Self Portrait Jabez Hogg

1840-1850
Jabez Hogg's Father

Jabez Hogg's Father

circa 1845
Magic lantern projector

Magic lantern projector

Large Carte-de-visite album of Victorian Personalities

Large Carte-de-visite album of Victorian Personalities

1860-1899
'The Horse in Motion'

'The Horse in Motion'

1882
Jabez Hogg with Walter and Nellie Hogg

Jabez Hogg with Walter and Nellie Hogg

1849-1850
Hogg and Three Children

Hogg and Three Children

circa 1845
Plantation Workers, Ceylon

Plantation Workers, Ceylon

1875-1879
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
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
Daguerreotype of woman in bonnet, by Claudet, Adelaide Gallery, The Strand.

Woman in Bonnet

1840-1850
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
Ambrotype portrait of a Boy wearing a top hat by J Hickling. Ninth plate. Label on reverse reads 'J Hickling, Photograph Artisit. 26 Harbour Street, Ramsgate and No 5 Lamb Place. Kingsland. London'.

Boy Wearing a Top Hat

circa 1850
Photograph album containing views of New Zealand, mostly commercially available prints. Undated. Also a number of photographs of Australia: pages 2-3 George Caney two photographs of the Blue Mountains, near Sydney; pages.4-9 Charles Bayliss, five photographs of Sydney Harbour; Anson Brothers, one photograph of Cape Raoul, Tasmania.

Photograph album containing views of New Zealand

1860-1930
Photographically illustrated album: 'Photographs Illustrating the Residence of Sir Andrew and Lady Buchanan at St. Petersburgh', 1869.

Photographs Illustrating the Residence of Sir Andrew and Lady Buchanan at St. Petersburgh

1869
A photograph of an Egyptian woman with a water jug, taken in Egypt in about 1880. The photographer is probably Émile Béchard. This albumen print is part of an album.

Egyptian woman with a water jug

circa 1880
Toiletry Box with daguerreotype portrait of George Dolland by unknown photographer.

Toiletry Box with daguerreotype portrait of George Dolland

circa 1850
A photograph entitled 'No 101. Section of an immense berg, which was nearly half a mile in length, and was grounded in over five hundred feet of water. This berg shows the texture very finely', taken by William Bradford in the Arctic, 1869. Photograph published by Marston, Low & Searle. From the Ricketts collection, one of two Arctic views by William Bradford. In 1873 Bradford published an account of his journeys entitled 'The Arctic Regions, Illustrated with Photographs Taken on an Art Expedition to Greenland; With Descriptive Narrative by the Artist'.

Section of an Immense Berg...

1869; 1873
Ambrotype view of Niagara, with people in foreground, by Platt Delascus Babbitt.

Babbitt's View of Niagra

circa 1850
Photographic album: 'Photographs: Indian Tour, 1893'.

Photographs: Indian Tour 1893

1893
'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)
Photographically illustrated album including hand coloured portraits. Undated.

Photographically illustrated album including hand coloured portraits

19th century
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
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
Photographic album incorporating photographs of the moon, photomicrographs and portraits. Undated.

Photographic album incorporating photographs of the moon

1860-1930
Photographic album containing 123 prints - views of Borneo and India. Undated.

Photographic album views of Borneo and India

1850-1899
Photographically illustrated album incorporating images of Europe and India. Undated.

Photographically illustrated album incorporating images of Europe and India

1850-1899
Carte de visite and cabinet card album.

Carte de visite and cabinet card album

'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
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 Camp', by Samuel Bourne, taken in Egypt. Part of Ricketts Collection.

The Camp

Photograph, entitled 'View in Wanga Valley', by Samuel Bourne. Part of Ricketts Collection.

View in Wanga Valley

Photograph, entitled 'Small Waterfall above Prini, Kulu', by Samuel Bourne, taken in 1866. Part of Ricketts Colleciton.

Small Waterfall above Prini, Kulu

1866
Photograph, entitled 'Delhi - The Kutub Minar and Surrounding Ruins from the East', by Samuel Bourne. Part of Ricketts Collection.

Delhi - The Kutub Minar and Surronding Ruins from the East

Photograph entitled 'Kashmir Gate - Delhi - where General Nicholson was killed - 1857' by Samuel Bourne, taken in 1871. Part of Ricketts Collection.

Kashmir Gate - Delhi - where General Nicholson was killed - 1857

1871
Photograph, entitled 'Delhi - Colonnade of Hindoo Pillars, at the Kirlub?, North side', by Samuel Bourne, taken c. 1865, depicting the courtyard of pillars of a Hindoo temple. Part of Ricketts Collection.

Delhi - Colonnade of Hindoo Pillars, at the Kirlub?, North Side

Photograph, entitled 'Taj', by Samuel Bourne. Part of Ricketts Collection.

Taj

1875
Photograph by Francis Bedford labelled with the inventory number '1612' showing Ffestiniog Slate Quarries.

Ffestiniog Slate Quarries

1815-1894
Photograph, entitled 'Ruins of the Residency, Lucknow' by Samuel Bourne, taken c. 1865. Part of Ricketts Collection

Ruins of the Residency, Lucknow

Photograph, entitled 'Views in Kashimir', by Samuel Bourne. Part pf Ricketts Collection.

Views in Kashmir

Photograph entitled 'The Kaiser Pasund, Lucknow' by Samuel Bourne. Part of Ricketts Collection.

The Kaiser Pasund, Lucknow

Photograph, entitled 'Wanja Valley - Himalayas', by Samuel Bourne, taken c. 1865. Part of Ricketts Collection.

Wanja Valley - Himalayas

Photograph, entitled, 'The Chandni Chawk, Delhi', by Samuel Bourne. Part of Ricketts Collection.

The Chandni Chawk, Delhi

Photograph, entitled 'The Great Imambarah, Lucknow' taken c. 1865. Part of Ricketts Collection.

The Great Imambarah, Lucknow

Photograph, entitled 'The Source of the Ganges;- Ice Cave at the Foot of the Glacier, by Samuel Bourne, taken c. 1865. Part of Ricketts Collection.

The Source of the Ganges;- Ice Cave at the Foot of the Glacier

Photograph, entitled 'The Palace, Interior of the Dewan-i-Kass, Delhi', by Samuel Bourne. Part of Ricketts Collection.

The Palace, Interior of the Dewan-i-Kass, Delhi

Photograph, entitled 'Taj Mahal', by Samuel Bourne, taken c. 1865. Part of Ricketts Collection.

Taj Mahal