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Millicent Clara Short [B 10240] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] Seated portrait of Millicent Clara Short, nee Phillips, wife of Bishop Augustus Short, wearing a voluminous skirt and shawl. She was Chairperson of a group of women including Mary Colton and Emily Clark who, in 1862, lobbied the government for funding a home for female servants who were temporarily unemployed or convalescing from illness. The home opened later that year and accommodated hundreds of women every year up until its closure c. 1895.

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Physical description

Photograph; 14.0 cm x 8.2 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1864

Photographer

Adelaide Photographic Co

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Short, Millicent Clara, 1812-1900

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Digitisation information

Date

15/12/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,146 x 3,254 pixels (7.0 MP)

Size

20.97 MB

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