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Collection Area Visual Arts Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 1066 Material Type Photographs

1. Photo 1066

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1066
Title:
Cabinet and carte-de-visite Portraits of Colin Murray, the Murray and McRitchie families and others. Photographer(s): Bourne and Shepherd
Scope & Content:
Collection of 28 loose cabinet and carte-de-visite portraits of members of the Murray family and others, with identifications and biographical notes supplied by the donor Mrs Jean Stewart. The collection can be broken down as follows: portraits of Colin Murray, his wife Jane (née McRitchie) and ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s-1900s
Extent:
28 items

2. Photo 1066(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1066(1)
Title:
Carte-de-visite portrait of the photographer Colin Murray, probably taken in Calcutta. Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Three-quarter length standing carte-de-visite portrait, showing Colin Roderick Murray (1840-1884) standing beside a table looking at a photograph album. Colin Murray, born on the island of Lewis, came to India as a photographer in around 1867. By 1871 he had joined t...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 1066(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1066(2)
Title:
Cabinet portrait of Colin Murray. Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Three-quarter length standing cabinet portrait of Colin Murray (1840-1884), wearing a tam o'shanter. See biographical note at print 1. Location unspecified, but probably taken at Bourne & Shepherd's Calcutta studio. [Albumen print, 101x140mm]. Subjects = photo...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1880
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 1066(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1066(3)
Title:
Carte-de-visite portrait of Jane Borthwick Murray. Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length standing carte-de-visite portrait of Jane Borthwick Murray (1885-1885), née MacRitchie, wife of Colin Roderick Murray. She died of cholera only a few days after her husband. [Albumen print, 57x92mm]. Subjects =
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 1066(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1066(4)
Title:
Cabinet portrait of Jane Borthwick Murray. Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Three-quarter length standing cabinet portrait of Jane Borthwick Murray, wife of Colin Murray. [Albumen print, 95x150mm]. Subjects =
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 1066(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1066(5)
Title:
Carte-de-visite portrait of Kenneth Murray. Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Head-and-shoulders (vignetted oval image) carte-de-visite portrait of Kenneth Murray (1831-1901), brother of Colin Murray and also a photographer with Bourne & Shepherd. Kenneth Murray was established as a commission agent at Agra in 1857. He appears to have join...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 1066(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1066(6)
Title:
Cabinet portrait of Donald Murray. Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length seated cabinet portrait of Donald ('Danny') McIvor Murray (1834-1882). He was born at Swainbost and was manager of the Soom Tea Estate, Darjeeling. He died at Madras. [Albumen print, 102x137mm]. Subjects =
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1880
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 1066(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1066(7)
Title:
Cabinet portrait of Helen Isabella Murray, wife of Donald Murray. Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length standing cabinet portrait of Helen Isabella McIver Murray (1847-1911), wife of Donald Murray (see print 6). [Albumen print, 101x136mm]. Subjects =
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1880
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 1066(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1066(8)
Title:
Carte-de-visite portrait of Miss Borthwick, hymn writer, after whom Jane McR. was named. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length seated carte-de-visite portrait, probably taken in Scotland. A note on the reverse states that Jane McR. (ie Jane Borthwick Murray, see prints 3-4) was named after her. [Albumen print, 65x91mm]. Subjects =
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1860s
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 1066(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1066(9)
Title:
Carte-de-visite portrait of Mary McLeod. Photographer: Moffatt, John
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Three-quarter length seated carte-de-visite portrait of Mary McLeod, sister of Jane Borthwick Murray. [Albumen print, 61x90mm]. Subjects =
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870s
Extent:
1 item