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Archive File:
BC MS NCC/20/024

1848-1870

Twenty two handwritten draft letters and copies of letters from Mary Cowden Clarke to Charles Dickens, mentioning shared social occasions, participation in rehearsals and theatrical performances, offe...

Archive File:
BC MS NCC/16/2/2

15 Nov 1873

Two cartes de visite of Porzia Gigliucci in the same pose, dressed as 'Thalia' from an 'allegorical prologue' as part of 'private theatricals' at Villa Novello in Genoa, Italy. The photographs were ta...

Archive File:
BC MS NCC/18/2/2

15 Nov 1873

Two cartes de visite of Valeria Gigliucci as 'Mirth' from an 'allegorical prologue' as part of 'private theatricals' at Villa Novello in Genoa, Italy. The photographs were taken by G.B. Sciutto and Co...

Archive File:
BC MS NCC/20/297

1857-1880

Thirty three handwritten letters from Emma Aloysia Novello to her brother (Joseph) Alfred Novello, concerning family financial arrangements, her aspiration to make a career as an artist, portraits she...

Archive File:
BC MS NCC/20/306

1866-1882

Five handwritten draft replies from (Joseph) Alfred Novello to his sister Emma Aloysia Novello. In the letter dated 26 July 1866 he writes that he did not see a resemblance to Richard Cobden in her po...

Archive File:
BC MS NCC/4/8/3

c. 1846

Two copies of an engraved portrait of Mary Cowden Clarke in profile, signed Lossing-Barritt. The original drawing on which the print was based was by her sister Emma Aloysia Novello. Benson J. Lossing...

Archive Art Item:
BC MS NCC/1/3/1

c. 1800

Miniature portrait of Giuseppe 'Joseph' Novello in the form of a glazed pendant. The portrait appears to be in tempera, with a woven hair panel on the reverse, obscured by two paper labels adhered to ...

Archive Object Item:
BC MS NCC/2/8/1

1829

A lock of the composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's hair, tied with red string. Vincent and Mary Novello visited Mozart's widow Constanze in Salzburg, Vienna, as part of their travels across Europe in 18...

Archive Item:
BC MS NCC/11/2/1

1854

Photograph of Giovanni Battista Gigliucci and his wife Clara Anastasia Gigliucci née Novello, mounted on cardboard. The reverse is inscribed with the following: 'Portrait of Mother & Father an enlarg...

Archive Item:
BC MS NCC/15/2/1

c. 1852

Undated photographic reproduction of a portrait of Giovanni Gigliucci as a child. The photograph is stamped on the reverse 'Gabinetto Fotografico della Soprintendenza alle Gallerie Piazzale degli Uffi...

Archive Item:
BC MS NCC/17/1/1

c. 1852

Photographic reproduction of a portrait of Mario Gigliucci as a child. The photograph is stamped on the reverse 'Gabinetto Fotografico della Soprintendenza alle Gallerie Piazzale degli Uffizi - Firenz...

Archive Item:
BC MS NCC/10/3/1

28 Jul 1882

Copy of Notice of Admission to Otto House Lunatic Asylum. Emma Aloysia Novello was said to have suffered from ‘melancholic mania’ thought to have been caused by prolonged caring responsibilities f...