TitleGlass Sherry SetObject TypeHousehold ItemsDatec.1873DescriptionGlass sherry set owned and used by the donor's grandmother, Rebecca (Rebekah) Whitfield.
The sherry set was given to Rebecca Whitfield as a wedding present in 1873.Provenance and SignifcanceRebecca/Rebekah Whitfield was born 1854, Picton, NSW. She was the daughter of William Whitfield and Caroline Philadelphia West, and granddaughter of Irish convict, Jacob Whitfield, and Mary Gowrie.
In 1873 Rebecca married William Jones at St Mark's, Picton, NSW.
Rebecca's nephew was Thomas Daniel Sweeney Whitfield, builder of Shellharbour.DonorJackson, Lilian
CHARACTERISTICS
MaterialGlassDimensionsDecantor 30.5 cm x 13 cm Glasses 13.5 x 7.5 cm.