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- 4th January 1923 (Creation)
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1 digital surrogate of glass plate
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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 circus performer before settling down in Malta at the age of nineteen. Within a few years he had opened a studio in Valletta, and became a renowned photographer. His archive of tens of thousands of photographs still exists, and his work is significant for both its historic value and technical quality.
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.
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Back of glass plate of photograph/copy of an original document of a letter of praise by His Imperial Majesty The Sultan Mahomet Khan the Sixth, for the services provided to him by V. Marich and Co.
For front of glass plate, refer to PDE_0053_012_R.
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2 of 2 back of mounted glass plate
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None
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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 10.5cm
Size and dimensions of digital image (born-digital or surrogate): 592 x 900 - 1.53MB
Hard copy / born digital: Hard copy
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Inscription analysis: On front of glass plate:
(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. Marich and Co., whose courteous service he appreciates.
4th. January 1328 (1923)
(Sd.) Umer Yaver
General of Divisions
Late Grand Chamberlain of the Khaliph
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- Vahideddin, Mehmed VI, 1861-1926 (Subject)
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Date of cataloguing: 12/11/2024
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Archivist's note
Catalogued by: Sabrina Calleja Jackson