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PORTRAIT PICTURE

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c. 1930

Overview

A round glass picture encased in a metal ring. The picture is of a young lady with an off the shoulder cream coloured dress with a red covering. She has a pale complexion with pink cheeks, long golden wavy hair and red lips. She is pictured against a grey background looking down.

The glass forms the frame, with an outer ring of orange and an inner ring of red which surrounds the portrait. A broken chain is attached to the outer metal ring.

Historical information

Miss Ivy 'Milly' Millicent Rowe lived at 15 William Street Armadale. Milly was born in Geraldton in 1917 and moved to Armadale some time in the mid 1930s and lived in William Street through to her death in the early 1970s.
These items were collected from the house by her neighbour Kim Fletcher as a representation of everyday items used in Armadale from the 1930s-70s.

One of the items collected by Kim Fletcher from 15 William Street Armadale in an old tin trunk.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2014.50

Item type

Photographs

Themes

People
Social History

Keywords

ROWE Millicent Milly Ivy Miss

WILLIAM Street 15 ARMADALE

Year

c. 1930

Statement of significance

This collection of objects from 15 William Street Armadale was collected to provide a snapshot of everyday items that were in a Armadale home in the from the early 1930s through to the 1970s. The collection was used by who Miss Ivy 'Milly' Millicent Rowe lived in the home from c1932-1970.

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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