Item 03: Harriott Blaxland, ca. 1800s / miniature painted photographic portrait by Richard Dighton
Item 03: Harriott Blaxland, ca. 1800s / miniature painted photographic portrait by Richard Dighton
Item 03: Harriott Blaxland, ca. 1800s / miniature painted photographic portrait by Richard Dighton
About this item
Full title
Date
ca. 1800
Call Numbers
MIN 56
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Physical Description
Contents
1 item of jewellery - 2.9 x 2.4 cm., portrait, inside frame (sight) - 4.4 x 3.6 cm. (frame) - hand-painted photograph portrait in oval shaped metal pinchbeck frame painted gold, attached with clasps to eight strands of plaited human of hair, blonde in colour.
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Level of description
Item
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Artist died before 1955
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Issue Copy
Digitised
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Scope and Contents
Contents
The female in this portrait wears a muslin dress typical of the late 1780's that comprises a fitted sleeveless bodice over a undergown with a fichu (sheer muslin) shawl across the shoulders. Her hair is unpowdered.
Alternative Titles
Full title
Item 03: Harriott Blaxland, ca. 1800s / miniature painted photographic portrait by Richard Dighton
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Digital order no:Album ID : 823407...
Signature / Inscriptions
... Mrs John ... handwritten in black ink on mount on reverse of image.
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Miss Alice O. Walker and Mrs. Nixon, granddaughters of John Blaxland, 1931
Exhibited in
Administrative / Biographical history
Harriott Mary de Marquett married John Blaxland in 1797. -- Reference: Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol.1, 1788-1850. Carlton, Vic.: Melbourne University Press, 1966
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MIN 56
Record Identifier
9AL4GaQY
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9AL4GaQY
Other Identifiers
Reference code
431580
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