E.J.M., 14 Feb 1885 : [photograph album prepared for Edith Isabelle Cowper on the occasion of her ma...
E.J.M., 14 Feb 1885 : [photograph album prepared for Edith Isabelle Cowper on the occasion of her marriage to Frederick George Mountford]
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Date
ca. 1885
Call Numbers
PXE 648
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Physical Description
Contents
Albums - 29.5 x 22.5 cm. - 1 platinum photoprint, image 9.5 x 9 cm., on mount 16.5 x 16.5 cm. - Polished leather gilt, with gilt clasp & plaque - 1 card photograph album (50 p.)
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Contents
Prepared as the bride's keepsake for when she left Australia. 62 photographs of various members and generations of Edith's family and some of her in-laws are contained in the album.
Only identifiable portraits noted in following contents list:
4. J. King Lethbridge (inscription on reverse)
7b. Charles Mervyn Cowper 1886 3 years old (inscr...
Alternative Titles
Full title
E.J.M., 14 Feb 1885 : [photograph album prepared for Edith Isabelle Cowper on the occasion of her marriage to Frederick George Mountford]
Notes
General note
Edith (1862-1938) was the daughter of Mary Copland Lethbridge and Charles Cowper M.L.A., grandson of Archdeacon William Cowper (1778-1858).
Original portrait engraving, by G.B. Shaw after Marshall Claxton's oil portrait (ZML 897 Mitchell Library), from which carte-de-visite of William Cowper (p.48a) was photographed, is located at P2/ COWPER, WI...
Signature / Inscriptions
E.J.M. 14 Feb 1885 plaque on front cover
A number of photographs are captioned in pencil
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased 1989
Pic.Acc.6808
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXE 648
Record Identifier
YzO3Bw89
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YzO3Bw89
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Reference code
52400
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