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  • Collection: Chown Collection

CHOWN HG 094.tif
Dolly is wearing a brown velveteen pinafore dress, hand embroidered with gold thread. She carries an Ostrich feather fan brought from Africa by her godfather.

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Dolly is wearing a brown velveteen pinafore dress, hand embroidered with gold thread. She carries an Ostrich feather fan brought from Africa by her godfather.

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Dolly is wearing a brown velveteen pinafore dress, hand embroidered with gold thread. She carries an Ostrich feather fan brought from Africa by her godfather.

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Dr Chown is wearing puttees .Dolly is wearing hand-made boots by George William Sleeman, Commercial Road Hayle. Dr Chown was very particular about the health of his children's feet, making them wear sandals long before sandals were popular

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Walnut trees were quite rare in Cornwall

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The car was possibly a Darrach

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she wears a mantle of black wool or silk with an elaborate bonne tied with silk ribbon

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she wears a mantle of black wool or silk with an elaborate bonne tied with silk ribbon

CHOWN HG 082.tif
she wears a mantle of black wool or silk with an elaborate bonne tied with silk ribbon

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Lace blouse

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she is sitting down wearing her new whit silk hat with ruched ribbons

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Looking towards Wood Farm note the cows

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The Duke of Leeds, the Chown's Landlord had added bay windows to enlarge the rooms.

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Jack West was nicknamed 'Wild Man'
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