Glass Negative - Alice Beckett, London, 1891

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Summary:: Portrait of Thomas Beckett's sister Alice Beckett, taken in London, England, 1891.

Part of a collection of glass plate negatives taken by Dr Thomas George Beckett, doctor, pioneering radiologist and amateur photographer between 1891 and 1910. The collection is primarily of Beckett's family, friends, homes, and towns and suburbs where Beckett and his family lived, including Charlton in central Victoria and Northcote & South Yarra, suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria.

Thomas Beckett and his family visited relatives in England in 1891.
Description Of Content:: ALICE SITTING IN A WALLED GARDEN KNITTING. A SEWING BASKET IS ON A TABLE ALONGSIDE HER.
Acquisition Information:: Donation from Mrs Joan Hadden

Discipline:

Technology

Tagged with:	fences, knitting, portraits, sewing baskets, tables
Themes this item is part of:	Domestic & Community Life Collection, Images & Image Making Collection, Dr Thomas George Beckett Collection, Dr Thomas George Beckett (1859-1937)
Primary Classification:	PORTRAITS
Secondary Classification:	Female - Individuals
Tertiary Classification:	adult
Original Caption:	ALICE, UK.
People Depicted:	Beckett, Alice
Format:	Glass Negative: Black & White
Place & Date Depicted:	London, England, Great Britain, 1891
Photographer:	Dr Thomas Beckett, Charlton, Victoria, Australia, 1891