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Tasmania's oldest dress owned by artist Louisa Anne Meredith an 'exquisite piece of history'
The dress belonged to renowned artist, naturalist and author Louisa Anne Meredith, who lived at Swansea. Ms Harrington said the dress was passed down through Meredith's family before being donated ...
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Hidden women of history: the Australian children’s author who captured the bush – before May Gibbs’ Australiana empire
Louisa Anne Meredith (born Twamley in 1812) was an author and illustrator, born to a precariously middle-class family in Birmingham. Her father, Thomas Twamley, was a hard-working corn miller and ...