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Total number of records: 916

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Archives913
Art items1
Objects1
Books and printed items1

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
South Bank Show Production Archive860
Novello Cowden Clarke Collection48
Brotherton Collection41
Maurice de Sausmarez Archive6
University Art Collection1

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
theatre916
photography23
photographs16
letter writing10
drama9
poetry9
family7
music6
print media6
portraits6

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
Genoa, Italy21
London, United Kingdom16
Florence, Italy6
Milan, Italy3
Rome, Italy2
Leeds, United Kingdom2
Sheffield, United Kingdom1
Plymouth, United Kingdom1
Paris, France1
Madrid, Spain1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria2
Williamson, Audrey (1913-1986)1
Trevelyan, Sir John1
Wightwick, George1
Theatre Royal (Bristol, England)1
Landstone, Charles1
Bristol Old Vic Theatre Company1
Hunt, James Henry Leigh1
Kitson, Robert Hawthorn1
Novello, Vincent1

Count of Earliest date

Earliest dateCount
From 17003
From 180044
From 1900368
From 2000499

Count of Latest date

Latest dateCount
Up to 189944
Up to 1999371
Up to latest499

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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...

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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 COWDEN CLARKE, Family

1739-1950

Material relating to the Novello, Cowden Clarke and Gigliucci families which is not attributable to a single member of the family. Includes financial and legal records, creative collaborations between...

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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

1847-1904

Portraits of (Mary) Sabilla Novello as an adult, in print, photography and watercolour. The majority of the material is in the form of photographs and cartes de visite of her in the costumes of charac...

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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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