Miniatures of Captain James Thomas Morisset, ca. 1800; his daughter Laura Theresa Sellheim, 187-?; a...
Miniatures of Captain James Thomas Morisset, ca. 1800; his daughter Laura Theresa Sellheim, 187-?; a...
Miniatures of Captain James Thomas Morisset, ca. 1800; his daughter Laura Theresa Sellheim, 187-?; and grandson Major-General Victor C. Sellheim, 190-? / photographic copies taken ca. 1936 from original miniatures
About this item
Full title
Date
ca. 1936 copies from original miniatures ca. 1800-1910
Call Numbers
MIN 42a , MIN 42b , MIN 42c
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Pictures and Photographs
Physical Description
Contents
3 photographs - visible oval image 7.0 x 5.8 cm, in oval frame 7.7 x 6.4 cm - gelatin silver, hand coloured
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Created before 1955
Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
Issue Copy
Copy print : MIN 42a-c
Available on open access in the Mitchell Library Reading Room
Finding aids
Research notes available in Mitchell Library Reading Room, PXn 445 -
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
Three hand-coloured miniature portraits each separately framed in an oval brass frame with an eyelet on top. The set of miniatures are presented in a grey suede case with stand. A sticker attached to the case underneath the stand is inscribed 'Freeman & Co. Ltd.':
MIN 42a
Capt. J. T. Morisset, H.M. 48th Regt.. Peninsular War, War agains...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Miniatures of Captain James Thomas Morisset, ca. 1800; his daughter Laura Theresa Sellheim, 187-?; and grandson Major-General Victor C. Sellheim, 190-? / photographic copies taken ca. 1936 from original miniatures
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Following the sudden death of Victor Sellheim in Norfolk Island, his widow Susan returned to Sydney and ordered this second replica set of these miniatures which she then donated to the Mitchell, State Library of New South Wales.
Another set of miniatures of lesser quality at MIN 434-MIN 436
Digital order no:Album ID : 1184335
Date note
Dated by Curator of Photographs, Mitchell Library, Sept. 2010
Description source
Information transferred from Pictures Card Catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2009-2010
Titled below miniatures on velvet mount inside case
Object History
Three miniatures were given to the Mitchell Library by the widow of Major-General Victor Sellheim (Mrs S.H. Sellheim) in 1933 (MIN 434-MIN 436). However on her instructions the miniatures originally donated were replaced by these miniatures, which are "of a higher grade". They were prepared by Freeman and Co. Photographers ca. 1936-1937. These i...
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Mrs S.H. Sellheim, 1936
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 August...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MIN 42a , MIN 42b , MIN 42c
Record Identifier
YRlZdw3n
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YRlZdw3n
Other Identifiers
Reference code
897287
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