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Woman Seated On Well Cover
c. 1916Overview
A woman in a long-sleeved dark outfit with white jabot is seated on a hemispherical well cover. She is holding a dark sunshade and a small dog is standing up to her lap.
A pipe leading from the well is in the foreground and another passes through an open picket fence, beyond which are trees, the river and the distant river bank.
Historical information
Possibly Edith Josephine Sharkey.
Early residences in Claremont required their own water supply.
Neighbours sometimes shared a well with pump or windmill.
Details
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-28--9-246
Item type
Themes
Inscriptions and markings
Written in the album in pencil is [Well].
Contextual information
Australian social history from the collection of photographs and albums donated to the museum by Raymond Sharkey's family.
Raymond John Sharkey an architect, surveyor and amateur photographer was born in 1868 in New South Wales. Raymond was a Claremont resident when he died at an early age.
Year
Last modified
Sunday, 13 July, 2025
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Copyright and Reference
Copyright and Reference
Copyright category
Life of creator +70 years
Attribution requirements
Acknowledgements to be made to 'Claremont Museum 09.246'.
Copyright holder
Claremont Museum, Town of Claremont, Western Australia, 6010
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Woman Seated On Well Cover
Source: Claremont Museum 09.246
Source: Claremont Museum 09.246
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