Portrait of woman, 19/12/1914

OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Portrait of woman, 19/12/1914

DATE1914

MEDIAImage

PHOTOGRAPHERLeighton Studios, Moonee Ponds.

COLLECTIONHastings-Western Port Historical Society

REG NO.P110

HISTORY

This is a portrait of Ruby Rust. According to Edwin Mawson, she was Mrs Tom Barclay. Written on the back of the Post Card in black ink is: “This is Ruby Rust Dec 19 - 1914”. Also printed on the back is: “POST CARD Correspondence Address Only Kodak Australia”.

DESCRIPTION

This image shows a portrait of a young woman from the waist up. She is turned slightly side-on and looking at the camera. He hair is dark, parted in the centre and pulled up at the back. Her dress has a yoke, a shiny collar and buttons down the front. She is wearing a brooch above the top button. She has a slight smile on her face. The Studio stamp is embossed on the bottom right-hand side of the Post Card.

SUBJECTS

Portraits, Women

KEYWORDS

Barclay, Ruby, Barclay, Thomas H., Rust, Ruby