MARTHA DRUMMOND (NEE SEWELLL)
c. 1857 - 1860A 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. The dress appears to be made of silk taffeta or silk satin.
The small white trim along her high collar and down the front of her bodice is made from fine lace or light cotton.
Martha Drummond (1831-1911), aged 25, married James Drummond on 26 February 1857 at Glenavon Chapel, Toodyay district. She was the daughter of John Sewell and Ann Sewell nee Allen
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.
Details
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Written on reverse of photo is: "Martha Sewell - Mrs Jas Drummond, Jnr. Taken about 1857 - 60s. Former accession number: CH 506a. Plate 11, 3618".
The style of dress, parted hairstyle, and photographic format are characteristic of the 1860s.
While you cannot see them directly, a massive dome silhouette like this during the late 1850s and 1860s required rigid materials underneath to keep its shape. The skirt's wide shape is held out by a crinoline cage. This was an undergarment made of flexible steel hoops suspended from fabric tapes. The tight, smooth look of her bodice means it was reinforced on the inside with stiff boning to maintain a perfectly smooth shape.
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