Three children, c. 1950

OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Three children, c. 1950

DATE1950

MEDIAImage

COLLECTIONHastings-Western Port Historical Society

REG NO.P109

HISTORY

This family portrait has written on the back in blue ink: “To Dear Aunty Lily From Marjorie, Dianne, Robert xxx Received May, 15th 1950”.

DESCRIPTION

This image is a studio portrait of three children. An older girl on the left is wearing a bolero over her dress and supporting the baby. The baby in the centre is wearing a dress, which appears to be smocked at the neck and booties. The boy on the right-hand side of the image is wearing shorts and a shirt with a Peter-Pan collar and embroidery on either side of the shirt. He is holding a ball. All the children are looking at the camera and smiling. There are curtains in the background.

SUBJECTS

Children, Families, Portraits