painting_photos_florence

Painting, photos of Florence M-P


Beautiful Florence M-P from TLM-P's album.1) 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.
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?

The subject of this painting was identified by Minnie Violet (Vi) M-P as Florence M-P though that seems doubtful.2)

Florence M-P's watch.3)
Some sheets of piano music with the name 'F.C. MurrayPrior' written on them have survived: the following is an example.4) 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”.'5)


1)
Provenance: J.Godden
2)
Provenance: Tom & Therese M-P
3) , 4)
Provenance: T.A & M.T. M-P
5)
Nora M-P to Rosa Praed, 3 December 1883, Praed papers, John Oxley Library, Brisbane
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