Born in New Zealand. Daughter of Charles Thomas and Charlotte Richardson. Married John Gilson Howell on 24 Apr 1904 in Berkeley, California. Teacher of Katherine Mansfield in Wellington. Later went to the USA and became teacher.
Howell, Rebecca Ruskin, 1879-1971
Richardson, Rebecca Ruskin, 1879-1971
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[Mansfield, Katherine] 1888-1923 :[Hussif doll in box. ca 1901 or 1902].
Date: 1900 - 1902
From: [Mansfield, Katherine] 1888-1923 :[Hussif doll. ca 1901 or 1902].
By: Mansfield, Katherine, 1888-1923; Howell, Rebecca Ruskin, 1879-1971; Knox, Emma, active 1950s; Wellington Girls' College
Reference: Curios-028-047-box
Description: A doll with china head and arms, blond hair, and a yellow skirt made from wide ribbon and lined with flannel suitable for use as a needle-holder. Inside a wooden box, lined with felt, with a glass lid It was exhibited in 1988-1989 at the National Library in the exhibition "Hearts and minds", and exhibited at the Katherine Mansfield birthplace in March-April 1991, in the exhibition "Images of childhood". Other Titles - Housewife Inscriptions: Verso - bottom centre - [Text explaining provenance]. Quantity: 1 curio(s). Physical Description: Doll: china, ribbon and hair, total height 350 mm, in glazed "shadow box" 460 x 190 x 58 mm. Provenance: The doll was made by Katherine Mansfield (Kathleen Beauchamp) at the age of 14, for her teacher Rebecca Howell, who shortly thereafter, in 1902, left New Zealand for the United States. Years later Rebecca Howell became the teacher of Emma Knox, to whom she gave the doll, sometime before September 1956. The doll later became the property of Wellington Girls' College.
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[Mansfield, Katherine] 1888-1923 :[Hussif doll. ca 1901 or 1902].
Date: 1900 - 1902
By: Mansfield, Katherine, 1888-1923; Howell, Rebecca Ruskin, 1879-1971; Knox, Emma, active 1950s; Wellington Girls' College
Reference: Curios-028-047
Description: A doll with china head and arms, blond hair, and a yellow skirt made from wide ribbon and lined with flannel suitable for use as a needle-holder, or 'housewife' (pronounced hussif). Other Titles - Housewife Inscriptions: Verso - bottom centre - [Text explaining provenance]. The doll was made by Katherine Mansfield (Kathleen Beauchamp) at the age of 14, for her teacher Rebecca Howell, who shortly thereafter, in 1902, left New Zealand for the United States. Quantity: 1 curio(s). Physical Description: Doll: china, ribbon and hair, total height 350 mm, in glazed "shadow box" 460 x 190 x 58 mm. Provenance: Years later Rebecca Howell became the teacher of Emma Knox, to whom she gave the doll, sometime before September 1956. The doll later became the property of Wellington Girls' College. It was exhibited in 1988-1989 at the National Library in the exhibition "Hearts and minds", and exhibited at the Katherine Mansfield birthplace in March-April 1991, in the exhibition "Images of childhood".