HENRY JAMES AND SARAH HANNAH TWINE

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c. 1880

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Overview

A black and white formal portrait of Mr Henry James (1841-1913) and Mrs Sarah Hannah (nee Mead) (1846-1907) Twine.
He is standing on the left of Sarah, who is seated.
Both are in formal dress of that day.
Sarah is wearing a full pale print dress. Henry is wearing a double breasted mid-length coat, and trousers, with white shirt and tie.
A book is on Sarah's lap.
A painted scene window is to Mr Twine's left. He is sporting a beard.

Historical information

Henry and Sarah went on to have 11 children - 6 boys & 5 girls. 9 of the children survived into adulthood.
The eldest boy, Henry James, died, aged 12, in 1872.
The fourth daughter, Laura Ann, died aged 14, in 1895.

A mirror image copy of this image is held in the Shire of Toodyay collection as 2002.1858

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-37-2001.1282

Item type

Photographs

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

6.4000 cm

Height or length

10.5000 cm

Inscriptions and markings

J. Manning Perth, W.A.
On back of photo: in black ink; "Twines, grandparents of M. Crosby, mother and father of Ethel Lloyd nee Twine"; in blue ink: "Henry James & Sarah Hannah (nee Mead) Twine"; in pencil: "of Maisemore, 1880?; in pencil: pl. 10 (35) iv; former accession no.: CH 254 (a)".

Keywords

Year

c. 1880

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

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