Series 03: Miniatures of the Fitz Stubbs family, ca. 1857-1872

MIN 111
MIN 112
MIN 113

series

ca. 1857-1872

Graphic Materials, Photographs

874376

Copy print : MIN 111
Copy print : MIN 112
Copy print : MIN 113
Available on open access in the Mitchell Library Reading Room

3 photographs - miniature

Robert and Rosina Fitz Stubbs were married at the old St Mary's Cathedral in September, 1852. They had 12 children. Robert died at Lawson in 1886 aged about 59 and Rosina died at Mosman in 1913 aged 83. Both are buried at Rookwood cemetery. They had 12 children. Emma was the eldest, born 1853 and Laura was their third child, born 1857.

Reference:
Family tree notes in Pinhey family papers 1819-1956 at MLMSS 338

MIN 111
Robert Fitz Stubbs, 1871 / Mr and Mrs Oswald Allen, artist photographers, crayon and miniature painters.
Vignetted carte de visite, hand coloured, 6.2 x 5 cm (portrait), in wooden frame 13.8 x 11.6 cm

MIN 112
Rosina Fitz Stubbs, ca. 1871
Cut down, vignetted albumen print, hand coloured, 6.2 x 5 cm (portrait), black japanned wooden rectangular frame with oval glass and gilded brass frame and acorn decorated hanging loop, 12.9 x 10.3 cm

MIN 113
Laura Anne Pinhey, [nee Fitz Stubbs], ca. 1872
Vignetted albumen print, hand coloured, 7.1 x 5.1 cm (portrait), in oval metal frame housed in leather and velvet presentation case, 12.7 x 10.2 cm. "... aged 15 married William Hamnett" (from note on back of case)

MIN 114
Emily Fitz Stubbs. Born July 9th 1853, ca. 1857-1860
Watercolour on ivory miniature, 5.1 x 4.7 cm (portrait), 5.7 x 5 cm (frame)

MIN 111 Photograph of Robert Fitz Stubbs possibly added to frame by family later.
MIN 113 Item possibly the work of Freeman Studios, Sydney