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Subiaco Museum > Records

PHOTOGRAPH: PORTRAIT OF GORDON NEWMAN

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c. 1887

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Overview

Sepia studio portrait. Subject wears a little coat past his knees with large buttons and with a length of thick fur trim on either side, and a lace collar. On his feet are white ankle socks and little black shoes with an ankle strap. He carries an empty basket over his left arm and leans against a 'prop' rock on which can be seen his black (fur?) cap

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Details

Registration number

cwa-org-43-1985.368

Item type

Width

105 mm

Height or length

140 mm

Inscriptions and markings

T. Latimer, Hay St., Perth

Keywords

Newman Family Collection

Year

Statement of significance

Social history - example of children's clothing of the period

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Tuesday, 10 October, 2023

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