Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 22nd December 1888 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1 digital surrogate of glass plate
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Richard Ellis (27 January 1842 – 23 December 1924) was a British-Maltese photographer who was one of the pioneers of photography in Malta during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in St. Luke's, East London, he travelled throughout Europe as a… Read more
Archival history
Private deposit by Ms Doreen Curmi and Louise Zammit La Rosa, grand daughters of the last owner of the business: Arthur Rizzo Marich.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Back of glass plate of photograph/copy of an original document of appointment to V. Marich and Co by H.R.H Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh.
For front of glass plate, refer to PDE_0053_011_R.
System of arrangement
1 of 2 back of mounted glass plate
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing reproduction
None
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Carrier: Glass plate in envelope
Medium: Glass plate
Digital format: TIFF
Resolution: 300 DPI
Mounted/not mounted/framed/not framed: Glass plate mounted, incl. backing, hook and wax seal
Colour / B&W: B&W
Dimensions of photographic prints: 16.5cm X 10.… Read more
Notes area
Note
Inscription analysis: On front of glass plate:
Messrs V. Marich and Co.
You are hereby appointed Cigar and Tobacco Merchants to His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh.
Given under my hand and seal at Clarence House, this 22nd day of December 1888.
Wf. Colville
Comptroller and Treasurer
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Description control area
Dates of creation revision deletion
Date of cataloguing: 12/11/2024
Archivist's note
Catalogued by: Sabrina Calleja Jackson