OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Elsie May Downward c1900

DATE1900

MEDIAImage

COLLECTIONMornington and District Historical Society

REG NO.1267.12

HISTORY

Elsie Downward was born at Richmond on 12 August 1885 to Josephine, wife of Alfred Downward, and died at Mornington on 13 September 1970. She lived all her life in ‘Redwood’ Wilson’s Road in Mornington. She and her younger sister Ivy inherited the house on their father Alfred’s death.

DESCRIPTION

Head and shoulders portrait of young teenage girl in a light coloured, high necked dress with smocking and decorative shoulder tags. She has below shoulder length wavy hair and is looking half right with a serious expression.

KEYWORDS

Downward, Alfred, Downward, Elsie, Mornington, Wilsons Road