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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

circa 1845

Self Portrait Jabez Hogg

1840-1850

Jabez Hogg's Father

circa 1845

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

Magic lantern projector

'The Horse in Motion'

1882
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
Hand coloured daguerreotype in ormulu frame of girl with doll. Kilburn, 234 Regent Street.

Girl With Doll

1840-1850
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
Photogravure entitled 'The Steerage', by Alfred Stieglitz, 1907. Print made 1915.

The Steerage

1907 (1915)
A photograph entitled 'Karnak - The Amon Temple' taken by Lehnert & Landrock of Cairo in the 1920s.

Karnak - The Amon Temple

circa 1925
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
Carbon transfer print of old houses in Aldgate, London, by Henry Dixon. Inscription print in ink along bottom of print. Japoniste outlines around print edge. Taken for the Society for Photographing Relics of Old London. The Society for Photographing Relics of Old London (SPROL) was set up to record historical buildings threatened with demolition. There are 120 carbon prints in the series, published between 1875 and 1886.

Old Houses, Aldgate

1879-1883
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, 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 portrait entitled 'Luise Gaederhens', by Carl Ferdinand Stelzner, 1845. Inscription on reverse, photographer date and subject.

Luise Gaederhens

1845
Hand coloured daguerreotype, quarter plate, portrait of a middle aged man by window, taken by Napoleon Sarony.

Middle Aged Man By Window

circa 1860
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
Hand tinted daguerreotype portrait of an officer, by Kilburn, 234 Regent Street.

Officer

1840-1850
Daguerreotype, quarter plate. Young man to dexter (ie to his right). Hand tinted. Sticky label No.19

Young Man

circa 1850
Daguerreotype? By Kilburn.

Daguerreotype

1840-1850
Daguerreotype of three quarter length girl wearing bonnet. Kilburn, 222 Regent Strret.

Girl Wearing Bonnet

1840-1850
Daguerreotype portrait of Claudet's son, by Antoine Claudet.

Claudet's Son

1840-1850
Daguerreotype, large half plate. Man stood by column. Inscribed on reverse `Robert Freeman taken 1852'.

Robert Freeman

1852
Daguerreotype portrait by Claudet, Adelaide Gallery, The Strand. Notes enclosed `Mme Richmond Aunt of F G Claudet Sr. Taken about 1847'. A second hand written note reads `Aunt Fanny Richmond the authoress who had a prize from the Academy of France for her

Claudet's Aunt, Madame Richmond

circa 1847
Ambrotype, sixth plate. Girl on seat. Inside case `Alma Inkerman Balaclava'

Girl on Seat

circa 1860
Daguerreotype portrait of young man by Claudet. Ninth plate.'Claudet, 107 Regent St, Quadrant.' Oval vignette mount.

Portrait of Young Man

Daguerreotype. Sixth plate. Young man.

Young Man

1840-1860
Daguerreotype, sixth plate.Young woman, hand tinted. Label in case, hand written `By Jones. 4 Royal Arcade, 537 New Oxford St. See two others in the collection with identical velour'.

Young Woman

1840-1860
Daguerreotype `George Thomson (sic), English, Anti Slavery Champion'. Sixth plate.Typewritten note in case. Portrait of George Thompson (1804-1878) MP and anti-slavery campaigner.

Portrait of George Thomson (sic), English, Anti Slavery Champion

circa 1850
Daguerreotype of young woman, by Claudet, 107 Regent Street.

Young Woman

1840-1850
Hand tinted daguerreotype portrait, inscribed `James Hales Sherriff Jr, Formerly of Deptford and Blackheath'.

James Hales Sheriff Jr

1840-1850
Daguerreotype portrait of a man, half length. Embossed. Beard Patent. Sticky label reads '172/100'.

Portrait of Man

1845-1860
Daguerreotype, man with hand in coat, by Claudet, 107 Regent Street.

Man With Hand in Coat

1840-1850
Hand tinted stereo daguerreotype portrait of a woman by Mr R Barnes, George Street, Richmond.

Portrait of a Woman

circa 1850
Stereo daguerreotype 'Boudoir Figure' by Cartright, 22 Fishergate, Preston. Label in ink on front 'Boudoir Figure 033f1'.

Boudoir Figure

circa 1850