Ann Sylke b. 1805

Also known as Ann Silk
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Colonial sketcher and governess, who apparently made many beautiful drawings in her time at Launceston, Van Diemen's Land. She was threatened with legal proceedings when employed by Hannah Maria Clark as a teacher at Ellinthorp Hall and may have consequently left Tasmania.
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Name
Ann Sylke
Also known as Ann Silk
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Governess (ANZSIC code: 9601)
Birth date
1805
Active Period
  • c.1836 - c.1841
Arrival
  • July 1835 (At Launceston, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) on board the 'Charles Kerr'.)
Residence
  • 1835 - 1843 Tasmania
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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