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Bessie Cornwell's drawing prize

East Melbourne

  • 342 Albert Street

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Inside cover of prize copy of Arabian Nights Open full image ↗
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

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

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