Miniatures of Captain James Thomas Morisset, ca. 1800; his daughter Laura Theresa Sellheim, 186-?; a...
Miniatures of Captain James Thomas Morisset, ca. 1800; his daughter Laura Theresa Sellheim, 186-?; and grandson Major-General Victor C. Sellheim, 190-? / photographic copies taken ca. 1920-1928 from original miniatures
About this item
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Date
ca. 1920-1928 copies from original miniatures ca. 1800-1910
Call Numbers
MIN 434 , MIN 435 , MIN 436
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Formats
Pictures and Photographs
Physical Description
Contents
3 photographs - visible oval image 6.9 x 5.6 cm, in oval frame 7.3 x 6.1 cm or smaller - gelatin silver, hand coloured
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Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Created before 1955
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MIN 434
A hand-coloured photographic copy of a miniature watercolour portrait of James Thomas Morisset. The portrait is a head and shoulders portrait of Morisset as a young man dressed in military uniform. The portrait is in an oval brass frame with an eyelet attached to the top and a stand attached to the back. The mount on the back of the f...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Miniatures of Captain James Thomas Morisset, ca. 1800; his daughter Laura Theresa Sellheim, 186-?; and grandson Major-General Victor C. Sellheim, 190-? / photographic copies taken ca. 1920-1928 from original miniatures
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Notes
General note
These miniatures of James Thomas Morisset (1780-1852), Laura Theresa Sellheim, née Morisset (1833-1878), and Victor Conradsdorf Morisset Sellheim (1866-1928), were created by Freeman’s Studio of Sydney at teh request of Victor and Susan Sellheim, probably during the 1920s prior to the death of Victor Sellheim in 1928.
The miniature of Jame...
Date note
Dated by Curator of Photographs, Mitchell Library, Sept. 2010
Object History
This set of miniatures was originally presented to the Mitchell Library by Mrs S.H. Sellheim in 1933. In 1936 Mrs Sellheim presented another better quality set of copies of the same miniatures by Freeman & Co. (MIN 42a-c). This set of miniatures (i.e. MIN 434-MIN 436) is the original set presented in 1933. It was returned to Mrs Sellheim in 1937...
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Sylvia Gronvald, August 2010
Administrative / Biographical history
James Thomas Morisset (1780?-1852), a military commander, entered the army in 1798 as an ensign in the 80th Regiment. He became a lieutenant in 1800 and in 1805 purchased a captaincy in the 48th Regiment. He arrived in N.S.W. in 1817 with his regiment, and in December 1818 he was appointed commandant at Newcastle. He was promoted to major in Aug...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MIN 434 , MIN 435 , MIN 436
Record Identifier
92eVVmBY
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/92eVVmBY
Other Identifiers
Reference code
903410
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