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by MikeEpworth
Sat Apr 08, 2017 1:56 pm
Forum: Tasmania - Picture Postcards
Topic: Laura H Davey cheated a little
Replies: 4
Views: 1246

Re: Laura H Davey cheated a little

Hi Des I think the conclusion you make from your comparison between the 'Beauty Point' Laura H Davey work and the photographed image (Appears in Beaconsfield Museum Collection) while compelling has some issues. The scene depicted is a rest stop overlooking the dock, a scene that would have repeated ...
by MikeEpworth
Sat Apr 08, 2017 12:41 pm
Forum: Tasmania - Picture Postcards
Topic: Laura H Davey cheated a little
Replies: 4
Views: 1246

Re: Laura H Davey cheated a little

Perhaps she didn't. My research into the personage and tradition of Jimmy Possum and his chairs has led me to Laura H Davey. Her 'Pioneer's Home' postcard from the same series above is possibly a rendition of him in his home/workshop. I am trying to establish if she visited or she possibly did not a...
by MikeEpworth
Mon Dec 05, 2016 2:40 pm
Forum: Introductions - New Members please post a brief introduction here
Topic: A Pioneers Home
Replies: 1
Views: 5598

A Pioneers Home

Hi TPS members, Im trying to find information on a specific postcard called a 'Pioneer's Home" by L.H Davey. (image attached) and am hoping a member may be able to help. I am doing Doctoral research on the Tasmanian 19th Chairmaker Jimmy Possum and am hoping this image could be a critical piece of e...