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PHOTOGRAPH: PORTRAIT OF EILEEN MARY NEWMAN

c. 1903
Overview

Sepia photograph printed on cream surround with edges cut irregularly. It is a studio photograph of Eileen Mary Newman. She is wearing a pale dress with lace detail, a sash around the waist, pearl pendant and bar brooch at the neck, gold-link bracelet, large hat with an ostrich feather and she holds what appears to be a feather boa. Handwritten on back: 'Eileen Mary Newman in her early twenties. The hat was a saxe blue straw with a beautiful ostrich feather to match. Dress was cream made by myself. Uncle George Roe gave me the hat.'

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-43-1985.377
Item type
Width
80 mm
Height or length
130 mm
Inscriptions and markings

Greenham and Evans, Perth W.A.

Year
Statement of significance

Historical - social. An example of studio portrait of a young woman showing womens costume of the period.

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Tuesday, 30 April, 2024
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