CONDER, Edward (1829-1910) of Terry Bank and family.Small archive of photographic and silhouette portraits relating to the Conder family comprising the following items:
- A 1/6th plate tinted daguerreotype of a gentleman in a passe-partout mount. A few mould spots under the glass and a rub mark above the sitters head, but otherwise in goodcondition. On the reverse is a pencil inscription reading 'E.Conder 1854'. [Edward Conder senior].
- A 1/6th plate tinted ambrotype of a man, woman and baby, mounted in a brass matte and preserver, all in good condition. The man is clearly identifiable as the same gentleman as in the daguerreotype. [Edward & Susanna Conder and child].
- A 1/6th plate ambrotype of a woman with a girl and boy in a horse drawn carriage with driver and attendant, in a grubby half case, the plate with an emulsion blemish across the attendant's head. This is a later style ambrotype probably of the 1870s.
- A 1/4 plate tinted ambrotype of a man with a girl on his knee, in a passe-partout mount. The plate has so some discolouration to the background around the edges.
- A cabinet card of man in Tudor costume, by photographer J.F.Sutcliffe of Burton, Westmoreland, & Kirby Lonsdale. On the reverse is an old ink inscription "Edward Conder in fancy dress for the Ball at Underly K.L. 1877." [Edward Conder senior].
- A cabinet card of lady in Tudor costume, by photographer J.E.Sutcliffe of Burton, Westmoreland, & Kirby Lonsdale. On the reverse is an old ink inscription "My mother in the Fancy Dress for the Ball at Underly 1877", and in pencil "My Mother age 44". [Susanna Conder née Kitton].
- A cabinet card of an older gentleman with a young man and boy, by photographer J. Bennett & sons, of 8 Broad Street, Worcester & Church Street, Malvern. [Edward Conder senior, Edward Conder jr and son Edward].
- A cabinet sized photograph on card of a man, woman and boy, inscribed on the reverse Winchester, July, and with a stamped date AUG 1904. [Edward & Bertha Conder and son Edward].
- A cut silhouette on card of a bearded gentleman facing right, with the details of the silhouettist Handrup, 290 Oxford Street, London, blind embossed on the card, and with full details printed on the reverse [Edward Conder senior].
- A cut silhouette on card of a half length bearded gentleman facing right, in a simple black frame accommodating the card [Edward Conder senior].
- A cut silhouette on card of a bearded gentleman facing left, identical to item 10 but reversed, also bearing Handrup's embossed details. It comes in a simple black frame accommodating the card. On the reverse is an old inscription reading "Edward Conder". [Edward Conder senior].
- A cut silhouette on card of a lady in a hat facing left, also bearing Handrup's embossed details. It comes in a simple black frame accommodating the card [Susanna Conder née Kitton].
- A painted silhouette on card of a lady wearing an indoor bonnet, in a style dating to circa 1800, and the portrait shows an oval discoloured 'shadow' from having once been framed.