Last summer, I wrote a series of posts about the celebrated British violinist Marie Hall (1884-1956).
The starting point was a picture postcard published by Rotary Photo in 1904 and credited to a ‘Mrs. Burrell, Newcastle on Tyne.’
Given my research interest in the photographers of North East England, it left me wondering who Mrs. Burrell of Newcastle on Tyne was?
Research into the answer produced a fascinating story, but left a number of unanswered questions about Henrietta Theonie Burrell (1860-1934).
Since then, attempts to locate more examples of Theonie’s photography have sadly proved unsuccessful.
However, thanks to her great nephew Simon Burrell, I am able to share a photograph of the woman herself.
She is pictured holding her dog Judy, standing in what may be the garden of the Burrell family home at Neville Cottage in the Elswick district of Newcastle.
As to identifying the photographer, it might be the work of her sister Fanny Johanna Bunning or her children Theonie Renee Burrell (1889-1945) or Cedric Ian Burrell (1892-1980).
Research continues.
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