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| ====== Painting, photos of Florence M-P ====== | ====== Painting, photos of Florence M-P ====== |
| {{:florence.jpg?300|}}\\ Beautiful Florence M-P from TLM-P's album.((Provenance: J.Godden)) The copy held by Tom M-P has written on the back, that it was taken in September 1878. Contrary to the impression given by this photo, in other photos she is dark haired.\\ | {{:florence.jpg?300|}}\\ Beautiful Florence M-P from TLM-P's album.((Provenance: J.Godden)) The copy held by Tom M-P has written on the back, that it was taken in September 1878. Contrary to the impression given by this photo, in other photos she is dark haired.\\ |
| {{:mp2.jpg?400|}} The subject of this painting was identified by Minnie Violet (Vi) M-P as Florence M-P.((Provenance: Tom & Therese M-P))\\ | {{:maud_praed.jpg?250|}} This photo is one that Colin Roderick donated to the SLNSW and identified as Maud Praed, Rosa's daughter. It seems almost certainly to be actually Florence. What do you think?\\ |
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| | {{:mp2.jpg?400|}} The subject of this painting was identified by Minnie Violet (Vi) M-P as Florence M-P though that seems doubtful.((Provenance: Tom & Therese M-P))\\ |
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| {{:mp17_rotated.jpg?300|}}Florence M-P's watch.((Provenance: T.A & M.T. M-P))\\ | {{:mp17_rotated.jpg?300|}}Florence M-P's watch.((Provenance: T.A & M.T. M-P))\\ |
| Some sheets of piano music with the name 'F.C. Murray-Prior' written on them have survived: the following is an example.((Provenance: T.A & M.T. M-P)) {{:fcmp_music_enhanced.jpg?300|}} | Some sheets of piano music with the name 'F.C. MurrayPrior' written on them have survived: the following is an example.((Provenance: T.A & M.T. M-P)) {{:fcmp_music_enhanced.jpg?300|}} Florence self-described her voice as 'a sweet powerful' one (her stepmother-in-law Nora agreed with this assessment), but due to lack of training it was uncertain, 'one day clear & the next husky & weak'. Sadly, Florence was too defensive to take Nora's advice to have lessons while in Brisbane, saying that 'she “would __not__ do“ [so because...] Everyone would say that “Tom educated me”.'((Nora M-P to Rosa Praed, 3 December 1883, Praed papers, John Oxley Library, Brisbane)) |