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Shire of Toodyay > Records

MARTHA DRUMMOND (NEE SEWELLL)

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c. 1857 - 1860

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Overview

A black and white photo of Martha Drummond (nee Sewell), wife of James Drummond Jnr.
She is standing with her left hand on a high-backed cane/wicker chair.
She is wearing a long sleeved full-length dress, with wide cuffed sleeves and a wide, light coloured belt.
There is a trim of braiding around the neckline, shoulders and front fastening of bodice.

Historical information

Photograph reproduced in "The Drummonds of Hawthornden" by Rica Erickson, opposite p.136.
Caption notes the photo was taken at about the time of her marriage with James Drummond Jnr.

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Registration number

cwa-org-37-2001.1339

Item type

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

8.3000 cm

Height or length

11.5000 cm

Inscriptions and markings

Written on reverse of photo is: "Martha Sewell - Mrs Jas Drummond, Jnr. Taken about 1857 - 60s. Former accession number: CH 506a. Plate 11, 3618.

Keywords

DRUMMOND, James (Jnr)

DRUMMOND, Martha

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