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Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 4th January 1923 (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
Testimonial written by Umer Yaver, General of Division Late Grand Chamberlain of the Khaliph, in the name of His Imperial Majesty The Sultan Mahomet Khan the Sixth, whereby his Majesty praises the services provided to him by V. Marich and Co.
This… Read more
System of arrangement
12 of 14 digital surrogates of glass plate photographs
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: 600 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: 15.5cm X 10.… Read more
Notes area
Note
Inscription analysis: (Translation)
I hereby certify that during the residence at Malta of His Imperial Majesty, The Sultan MAHOMET KHAN the Sixth, His Majesty's needs for Tobacco etc: were supplied by the well-known Cigarette merchants of Malta, V.… Read more
Access points
Subject access points
Name access points
- Vahideddin, Mehmed VI, 1861-1926 (Subject)
Description control area
Dates of creation revision deletion
Date of cataloguing: 12/11/2024
Archivist's note
Catalogued by: Sabrina Calleja Jackson