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Maria Josephine Leplastrier Ray
c. 1845Overview
Cabinet card with a studio portrait of Maria Ray sitting on an upholstered seat backed by drapery. She is wearing a heavy silk outfit with a boned and beaded jacket with stand-up collar, lace jabot and cuffs. Her upswept hair is topped with a lace 'dress cap' and she holds a folded paper in her left hand.
The print is mounted on white card with an embossed border.
Historical information
Maria Josephine Leplastrier Ray (c.1835-1908) was married to Captain Henry Nathaniel Ray (c.1829-1879) and lived in Hawthorne, Melbourne. Their house was called Maida. Children: Mary Josephine 'Minnie' b.1859 (married to St John Alder Biggs, lived in Claremont and went onto England), Emma Georgiana b.1861 (married to Skinner), Henry George b.1862 (a solicitor who went to Vancouver), Arthur Charles b.1864 (worked with Raymond Sharkey), Herbert Walter (South African War and then onto Canada) and Florence Edith b.1875 (married to Raymond John Sharkey).
Details
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-28--9-287
Item type
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Inscriptions and markings
On the bottom left is an embossed crest [Johnstone O'Shannessy & Co/ PROPTY. LTD/ Collins St Melbourne].
Written in ink on the rear [Grand Mother/ Maria Ray].
Contextual information
Australian social history from the collection of photographs and albums donated to the museum by Raymond Sharkey's family.
Raymond John Sharkey an architect, surveyor and amateur photographer was born in 1868 in New South Wales. Raymond was a Claremont resident when he died at an early age.
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Last modified
Friday, 8 August, 2025
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Copyright category
Life of creator +70 years
Attribution requirements
Acknowledgements to be made to 'Claremont Museum 09.287'.
Copyright holder
Claremont Museum, Town of Claremont, Western Australia, 6010
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Source: Claremont Museum 09.287
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