Johnston, Henrietta Charlotte, 1814-1878: Photograph albums relating to the Johnston family

Date: [ca 1860s-1880s]

From: Johnston, Henrietta Charlotte, 1814-1878: Photograph albums relating to the Johnston family

By: Bragge, James, 1833-1908; Clarke, William Henshaw, 1831-1910; Clifford & Morris (Firm); Fall, T, active 1870s-1890s; Fergus, John, active 1862-1885; Haes, Frank, 1832-1916; Hills & Saunders (Firm); Schourup, Peter, 1837-1887; Wrigglesworth and Binns (Firm)

Reference: PA1-q-1186

Description: Album of mainly portraits in carte de visite and cabinet card format, including some hand-coloured, from the period circa 1860s-1880s by a range of photographers. Album is ornately bound in embossed leather with gilt edges, metal clasp with a patent date of 6 December 1881. The title page "Album Primavera" is illustrated with flowers and butterflies printed in colour with details highlighted in gilt. Selected leaves of the album are illustrated in similar style with fauna and flora printed in colour framing inserted photographic prints. Some captions inscribed on album pages most likely of a later date, include names of subjects transcribed from reverse of mounts. Portraits include depictions of members of the Grace and Johnston families, including Dr Morgan Grace. Includes photograph of a ship with the caption "H.M.S. 'Blanche', 6 guns, 1250 Tons & 350 Horse power, Captain J. E. Mongomerie. J. Bragge, Photo. Wellington, N.Z.". Also portrait of a dog posed on a chair. Includes portraits with the following photographer and studio imprints: - Wrigglesworth & Binns, Wellington. - Clifford Morris & Co, Royal Arcade, Dunedin. - W H Clarke, Lambton Quay, Wellington. - P Schourup, Christchurch. - John Fergus, Largs. - T Fall, 9 & 10 Baker Street, Portman Square, W [London]. - Hills & Saunders, London. - Haes & Vandyk, 19 Westbourne Grove, London. - Alexander MacNab, 98 West Nile Street, Glasgow. Quantity: 1 album(s) 51 photographic prints, comprising 41 cartes de visite and 10 cabinet cards. Physical Description: Album with 25 gilt-edged leaves bound in embossed leather metal clasp, with title and other selected pages illustrated with decorative flora and fauna ornamentation printed in colour with details highlighted in gilt, containing 51 photographic prints (41 cartes de visite and 10 cabinet cards), 29.5 x 24 cm. Provenance: Donor is a descendant of Henrietta and John Johnston of Wellington.

Date: [ca 1860s-ca 1900]

From: Johnston, Henrietta Charlotte, 1814-1878: Photograph albums relating to the Johnston family

By: Clarke, William Henshaw, 1831-1910; Wrigglesworth and Binns (Firm)

Reference: PA1-o-1890

Description: Family photograph album thought to have belonged to Henrietta Charlotte Johnston with portraits of mainly family members in costume. Comprising 11 cabinet cards, including some hand-coloured, taken circa 1880s-1900 by Wrigglesworth & Binns of Wellington, and one carte de visite taken circa 1877-1884 by William Henshaw Clarke of Wellington. Quantity: 1 album(s) Containing 11 cabinet card and one carte de visite. Physical Description: Album bound in maroon cloth with brass clasp, handle, and frame on front with glass, all edges gilt, containing cabinet and carte de visite photographic prints. Provenance: Donor is a descendant of Henrietta and John Johnston of Wellington.

Date: [ca 1860s-1880s]

From: Johnston, Henrietta Charlotte, 1814-1878: Photograph albums relating to the Johnston family

By: Baillie, Gordon, 1827-1875; Barraud, Herbert Rose, 1845-1896; Bartlett, Robert Henry, 1842-1911; Batchelder & Company; Batt & Richards (Firm); Carnell, Samuel, 1832-1920; Davis, William Henry Whitmore, 1812-1901; De Jongh, Edouard, 1823-1886; Elliott & Fry (Firm); Ferranti, Cesare Zani de, 1831-1903; Freeman Brothers & Prout (Firm); Grillet & Cie (Firm); Johnstone, O'Shannessy & Company; Keith, William, 1829-1883; Newcombe, Charles Thomas, 1830-1912?; Notman, William, 1826-1891; Ralston, William, 1841-1911; Sarony, Oliver Francois Xavier, 1820-1879; Stuart, John, 1831-1907; Swan & Wrigglesworth (Firm); Swan, George Henry, 1833-1913; Thomson, John, 1837-1921; W & D Downey (Firm); Webster, Hartley, -1906; Wrigglesworth and Binns (Firm); Wrigglesworth, James Dacie, 1836-1906

Reference: PA1-q-1184

Description: Family photograph album thought to have belonged to Henrietta Charlotte Johnston, wife of John Johnston. Images are chiefly photographic portraits of family members and public figures, including Queen Victoria and her consort Prince Albert, in carte de viste and cabinet card format, taken circa 1860s-1880s by a range of photographers. Also includes two photographs depicting building exteriors in landscape settings. Some of the portraits are partially hand-coloured. Many of the subjects are named in pencil captions inscribed on album pages at a later date, with some of this information most likely taken from inscriptions on reverse of photographic mounts. Includes portraits of Sir William Fox and Sir Edward Stafford. Photographer and studio imprints include: - [John] Stuart, 120 Buchanan Street, Glasgow. - W & D Downey, 9 Eldon Square, Newcastle on Tyne. - Wrigglesworth & Binns, Wellington. - W H Davis, Wellington. - Elliott & Fry, 55 Baker Street, Portman Square, W[est London]. - R H Bartlett, Auckland. - De Jongh, "Photographe a Beau Séjour d'en Bas", Lausanne. - Barraud & Jerrard, 96 Gloucester Place, Portman Sq[ua]r[e] W[est] London. - Ralston & Sons, 73 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow. - Johnstone, O'Shannessy & Co., 3 Bourke Street East, Melbourne. - Grillet Jne. "Photographe du Roi" S[ant]a Lucia, No. 28, Naples. - J D Wrigglesworth, Wellington. - W Notman, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto & Halifax. - H Webster, Queen Street, Auckland. - S. Carnell, Napier. - T & J Holroyd, Esplanade House, Harrogate [Thomas and James Holroyd]. - Sarony & Co. Sarony Square, Scarborough. - Batt & Richards, Wellington. - G. Baillie, Cuba Street, Wellington. - J. Thomson, Rosslyn. - Swan & Wrigglesworth, Wellington. - G H Swan, Wellington. - Freeman & Prout, 141 Castlereagh St, Sydney. - H X Harcq, 36 Chaussee d'Ixelles, Ixelles. - Batchelder's, 41 Collins Street East, Melbourne. And others. Inscriptions: Album page - [Pencil on first free endpaper] This Album would appear to have belonged to Charlotte Johnston wife of John Johnston as several of the photos are marked C. J. The book came from Fitzherbert Terrace, Wellington, N.Z. Quantity: 1 album(s) 69 photographic prints. Physical Description: Album with 25 gilt-edged leaves bound in embossed brown leather with brass clasp, containing 62 cartes de visite, 6 cabinet cards, and one loose unmounted albumen print, 29.5 x 23 cm. Provenance: Donor is a descendant of Henrietta and John Johnston of Wellington.

Date: [ca 1860s-ca 1880s]

From: Johnston, Henrietta Charlotte, 1814-1878: Photograph albums relating to the Johnston family

By: Bartlett, Robert Henry, 1842-1911; Bassano, Alexander, 1829-1913; Botterill, John, 1817-1881; Brown, Barnes and Bell (Firm); Clarke, William Henshaw, 1831-1910; Davis, William Henry, 1837-1875; Elliott & Fry (Firm); Freeman & Company; Hills & Saunders (Firm); Johnstone, O'Shannessy & Company; London School of Photography; London Stereoscopic Photographic Company; Newman, John Hubert, 1830-1916; Rodgers, Thomas, 1840-1933; Schourup, Peter, 1837-1887; Swan & Wrigglesworth (Firm); Vandyke & Brown (Firm); Wrigglesworth and Binns (Firm); Wrigglesworth, James Dacie, 1836-1906

Reference: PA1-q-1185

Description: Album of carte de viste and cabinet card portraits, including animal portraits, taken circa 1860s to circa 1870s by a range of photographers. The caption information appears to have been added at a later date and would appear to include names transcribed from inscriptions on the reverse of some of the mounts. Some attributions are uncertain and other subjects are not identified. Many of the family portraits relate to the Johnston, Inglis, Fitzherbert, and Grace families. Portraits include the following subjects: - Adelina Patti - Italo Campanini - Dame Emma Albani - Dr Morgan Stanislaus Grace Animal portraits include photograph of a light coloured dog, a long-haired dog posed on a chair, and a small dog posed on the lap of a seated person. Landscape photographs include building portraits of historic buildings most likely in the United Kingdom. Photographer and studio imprints include: - Elliott & Fry, 55 Baker Street, Portman Square, W [London]. - Wrigglesworth & Binns, 7 Willis Street, Wellington. - Freeman late Oswald Allen Photo, 360 George Street, Sydney. - P Schourup, Christchurch - Sinclair & Co, 412 & 70 Euston Road, N.W. [London]. - Johnstone, O'Shannessy & Co., 3 Bourke Street, East, Melbourne. - Ross & Thomson, 90 Princes Street, Edinburgh. - R H Bartlett, Auckland. - Emile Bondonneau, 173 Palais Royal, Paris. - Alexander Bassano, 72 Piccadilly, London. - Brown, Barnes & Bell, 31 Bold Street, 34 Castle St., 87 Lord St., Liverpool, and Durham Hall, Bootle. - William H Davis, [Wellington]. - J D Wrigglesworth, Wellington. - T Rodger, St Andrews [Scotland]. - W H Clarke, Lambton Quay, Wellington. - Ferranti, Bold Street, Liverpool. - Vandyke & Brown, 31 Bold Street, 34 Castle St., 87 Lord St., and South Hunter Street, Liverpool. - The London Stereoscopic & Photography Company, 110 & 108 Regent Street & 54 Cheapside, [London]. - James Irons, East Green, Anstruther, Fife. - Hills & Saunders, Cambridge & Oxford. - J Botterill, 19 Collins Street, East, Melbourne. - J H Newman, 12 South Head Road, Hyde Park, Sydney - C T Newcombe, 135 Fenchurch St, E.C. [London] - The London School of Photography, 103 Newgate Street, [London]. - G D Morse, Morse's Palace of Arts, 417 Montgomery St. San Francisco, California. - W Keith, 25 Hardman Street, Liverpool. Also includes printed baptismal certificate with hand colouring, for Eliza Fitzgerald. Quantity: 1 album(s) 73 photographic prints and a loose certificate. Physical Description: Album with ornate printed title page and 25 gilt-edged leaves, bound in embossed leather with gilt detailing and brass clasp, containing 67 cartes de visite, 5 cabinet cards, 1 mounted albumen print, and a baptismal certificate. Provenance: Donor is a descendant of Henrietta and John Johnston of Wellington.