Collection item
Bessie Cornwell's drawing prize
- first
- ‹ previous
- 1822 of 2433
- next ›
- last
- Acquisition number
-
1335
- Catalogue number
-
emdf0218
- File name
-
DF0218
- File location
-
Digital archive
Scan of inside cover of a copy of the Arabian Nights awarded to Bessie Cornwell for drawing in 1887 while she was a student at Claremont, 342 Albert Street, East Melbourne. The school ran for ten years between 1881 and 1891. The principal was Mrs W K Muir, the widow of Rev William Kennedy Muir who died in 1869, aged 27, after less than a year in Australia. Mrs Muir was left with a young baby to support.
Bessie was born 2 May 1875 and baptized at St Peter's Eastern Hill on 8 August 1875. She was the daughter of Henry Cornwell, butcher of Lonsdale Street and his wife, Isabelle.
- Item type
-
Digital file
- Building name
-
Claremont
- Subject address
-
342 Albert Street, East Melbourne
- Related content
History of item
Donor had bought the copy of Arabian Nights at auction and contacted EMHS for information on the school. Sent scan with email dated 1 Aug 2016.
- Donor
-
Geethi Ranamukha