Photographs, portraits and keepsakes from the family and Estate records.
Bram Stoker
Portraits of Bram, including photographs taken during his writing and theatre career.
Bram Stoker as a boy.Courtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.
Bram Stoker, photographic portrait.Courtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.Bram Stoker at his deskCourtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.Bram Stoker, sepia portrait.Courtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.Bram Stoker, photographic portrait.Courtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.Bram Stoker, portrait from the Occult ReviewCourtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.Bram StokerCourtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.
Group outside a house. The family identifies Bram Stoker as the man in a flat cap on the far right.Courtesy of the Stoker Family Papers at Trinity College Dublin, 11076/14/18.
Family portraits
Portraits and photographs of the wider Stoker family. Some are copies of paintings or historic printed photographs.
Charlotte Matilda Stoker as a girl.Courtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.Thomas (Tom) Stoker as a boy.Courtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.George Stoker as a young child.Courtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.Charlotte Stoker, Bram’s mother.Courtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.Florence Stoker, pencil sketch by Frank Miles; date unknown.Courtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.
Abraham Stoker, Bram’s fatherCourtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.Sir Thornley Stoker, portraitCourtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.
Objects and family keepsakes
Seals, medals, heraldic artwork and objects preserved with the family material.
Bram’s watch fob and sealCourtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.Bram’s signature: “Abraham Stoker, 1 August 1871”Courtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.Bronze bust of Bram Stoker by Bryan Moore. A casting was presented to the Dublin Writers Museum, 18 Parnell Square, Dublin.Courtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.Bram’s Trinity College Historical Society medal, reverseCourtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.Bram’s Trinity College Historical Society medal, obverseCourtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.The Arms of Stoker of Dublin, paintedCourtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.Engraved plate with the Stoker armsCourtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.Bram’s trophy tankard (second view)Courtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.Stoker arms, cleaned artworkCourtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.The Arms of Stoker of Dublin, original paintingCourtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.Stoker coat of arms, framed artworkCourtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.Grant of arms with banner, Stoker familyCourtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.The Arms of Stoker of Dublin, with captionCourtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.Bram’s carnelian seal intaglio, studio close-upCourtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.Bram’s watch fob and keys, studio photographCourtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.Bram’s seal on the watch fob, close-upCourtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.Stoker family crestCourtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.Murray Hornibrook’s Edward VII despatch box, exteriorCourtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.Murray Hornibrook’s Edward VII despatch box, openCourtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.
St. Michael Conquers Evil – Match HolderCourtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.Maker’s detail on an antique mastiff plateCourtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.Detail of an antique plate, including damage to the rimCourtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.Metal drinking cup, pictured in the Estate recordsCourtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.Antique stickpin, full viewCourtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.Stopper detail of a flaskCourtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.Antique 18 K Gold French StickpinCourtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.Base of a metal drinking cupCourtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.Stickpin shaft and hallmark detailCourtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.St Michael and the dragon, match-holder detailCourtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.Olive Green Suede FlaskCourtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.Gold Pearl Claw Pin – From the Family VaultCourtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.Decorative claw and pearl pin, detailCourtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.Gold stickpin, full viewCourtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.Antique Cauldon Plate – MastiffCourtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.Gold pearl claw pin, side viewCourtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.Antique 18 K Gold French StickpinCourtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.Flask, reverse viewCourtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.
Family records
A surviving newspaper notice from the family archive.
New York Times notice: Mary Drummond and Tom Stoker“Weds Capt. T. McG. Stoker”, The New York Times, 26 November 1919
Places and memorials
Places associated with Bram and photographs recording family memorials.
Office of Public Works plaque to Bram Stoker, DublinCourtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.Marsh’s Library sign, DublinCourtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.Whitby Civic Society plaque: “Bram Stoker stayed here 1890–1896”Courtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.Slains Castle, Cruden Bay, old postcardCourtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.Bram Stoker at St Ann’s ChurchCourtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.
The Lake Tsana mission at Achera
This group photograph includes Douglas Thomson, son of Bram’s sister Margaret and Sir William Thomson.
Members of the Lake Tsana mission at Achera, 1916. Standing, from left to right: P. Zaphiro, British Vice Consul, Addis Ababa; C. Prowde, British member; Gerazmatch Kasso, Abyssinian member. Sitting, from left to right: Atto. Tekla Hawariat, Abyssinian member; D. S. B. Thomson, British member; Likwamakas Abagaz, Abyssinian member; Major H. D. Pearson, British member; Fitaurari Melki, Abyssinian member; Atto. Tasfi, Abyssinian member.Image reproduced by permission of Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections, SADA48/11. Durham University Library, Palace Green, Durham DH1 3RN, England.No reuse without Durham University Library’s permission.
