Photograph, Possibly Nancy Josephine Pitt Withers with her mother Fanny (in background) at their new home, Southernwoood, in Eltham, c.1903

Historical information

Nancy (Nan) Josephine Pitt Withers was born 17 May 1897 at Heidelberg. She was the daughter of artist Walter Withers and Fanny (nee Flinn). Walter Withers and his family moved from Heidelberg to Eltham in 1903 where he set up his studio in Southernwood at the corner of Brougham and Bolton streets, Eltham.

In the background is believed to Fanny Withers holding the family's dog, a spotted white terrier known as "Rip"

Physical description

Digital file created from scan of original document on loan from private collection

Inscriptions & markings

Many items in this collection have suffered from significant water damage and black mould

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