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Shire of Toodyay > Records

FRANCES SYRED

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c. 1860

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Overview

A black and white photo (copy) of a very serious looking lady sitting in a cane wicker chair to the left of which is a potted palm. Identified as Frances Syred (nee Martin).
She is wearing a dark floor length garment, over which is a ruffled lace, mutton sleeved [long] high necked jacket.
In her left hand she is holding a pair of spectacles and in her right hand what looks like a photo.
Her hair is parted in the middle and pulled back.
The back drop of this photo is very blurred.

Historical information

Frances Martin (b. 6 Dec 1835 in Sussex, England) married William Edward Syred in 1853 in Perth, WA. She died 16 Jan 1928 at age 92 in Bejoording, WA.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-37-2001.1317

Item type

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

16.2000 cm

Height or length

25 cm

Inscriptions and markings

On back of photo; "Mrs Fred Lee, c1860". [incorrectly attributed]

Contextual Information

A framed version of this photograph has been accessioned in the Shire of Toodyay collection as 2005.41.

Year

c. 1860

Shire of Toodyay

Shire of Toodyay

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