Photographs of brown Quaker dress belonging to Sarah Benson Walker: 1812-1893

Walker, Sarah Benson Photographs of brown Quaker dress belonging to Sarah Benson Walker: 1812-1893. University of Tasmania Library, Special & Rare Material Collections. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Photograph of Sarah Benson Walker's brown dress (Private Collection) Sarah Benson Walker was the daughter of Methodists, Robert and Ann Mather, who joined the Quakers in 1934. That same year Sarah agreed to marry George Washington Walker. Sarah had ten children and regularly participated in Monthly Meetings.

Item Type:	Other
Additional Information:	This material is subject to copyright protection. Further dealings with this material may be a copyright infringement. Photographs of items from private collection taken by Gillian Ward.
Keywords:	Sarah Benson Walker, George Washington Walker, Quaker, costume, clothing, dress, Religious Society of Friends, Van Diemen's Land, VDL, Tasmania, Australia
Fields of Research 2008:	UNSPECIFIED
Subjects:	440000 Philosophy and Religion > 440200 Religion and Religious Traditions 430000 History and Archaeology > 430100 Historical Studies
SEO 2008:	UNSPECIFIED
SEO:	UNSPECIFIED
Collections:	Quaker Collection Photograph Collection
ID Code:	7169
Deposited By:	MS Heather Excell
Deposited On:	23 Jul 2008 17:36
Last Modified:	23 Jul 2008 17:45
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