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Sketchbook of M.J. Martin [PRG 550/1/31] • Artwork

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Summary

watercolour painting of a weatherboard cottage with two children outside the picket fence.

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Physical description

Artwork (sketch book); 13.5 cm x 18.6 cm x 2 cm

Dates / Publication details

1866-1868

Creator

Martin (Family

Collection

Part of Martin Family Collection

Subject

Art -- South Australia
Port Elliot (S.A.)
Lofty, Mount (S.A.)

Catalogue record

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Historical information

It is almost certain that M.J. Martin is Mary Jane Martin (also known as Polly), one of the children of Edward Montgomerie Martin and Anne Thornton who arrived on the "Anglia" in 1851. Mary Jane was born in 1846 and later married James Whitfield at the Unitarian Church, Adelaide in 1871. She lived until age 97 according to the family tree drawn up in PRG 550/6/17.

Digitisation information

Date

19/10/2009

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

4,735 x 3,359 pixels (15.9 MP)

Size

47.75 MB

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