Item PHO_026 - The Marich Family Collection

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Identity area

Reference code

MT NAM PDE_0053-PHO-PHO_026

Title

The Marich Family Collection

Date(s)

  • December 1923 (Creation)

Level of description

Item

Extent and medium

1 digital surrogate of photographic print

Context area

Name of creator

(27/01/1842 – 23/12/1924)

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 aRead 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

Stall at the British Empire Exhibition at Auberge d'Italie with a an array of cigarette products on display. The display also shows the date of appointment given by the Prince of Wales to V. Marich and Co. in 1862.

System of arrangement

13 of 15 digitized photographic prints

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing reproduction

None

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Carrier: Photographic print
Medium: Photograph
Digital format: TIFF
Resolution: 300 DPI
Mounted/not mounted/framed/not framed: Mounted on cardboard
Colour / B&W: B&W
Dimensions of photographic prints: 41.6cm X 35.8cm
Size and dimensions of digital imageRead more

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Dates of creation revision deletion

Date of cataloguing: 29/11/2024

Archivist's note

Catalogued by: Sabrina Calleja Jackson