Cover image for Papers of Mary Morton Allport
Series:
Papers of Mary Morton Allport
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Access:
Open
Start Date:
01 Jan 1824
End Date:
31 Dec 1890
Creating Agency:
26 Feb 180425 Apr 1960
How to Use:
These records are part of the holdings of the Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Libraries Tasmania.
Series notes:
This series documents the correspondence, journals and letters of Mary Morton Allport (1806-1895). An accomplished artist and musician, Mary settled in Van Diemen's Land in 1831, and continued her artistic pursuits. She is regarded as Australia's first professional woman artist, advertising in 1832 that she would paint miniatures on request. She also tried her hand at etching and lithography. The Allports lived at Aldridge Lodge in Elboden Street, the house stayed in the Allport family until it was demolished in 1968 and replaced by Jane Franklin Hall. This series includes her poems, journals and letters.

These records are part of the holdings of Libraries Tasmania
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