Maria's Necklace
Script
ca. 1920s (written)
ca. 1920s (written)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Oona (b.1910), Kathleen (b.1911), Leslie (b.1916) and Pakenham (b.1923) were the four children of Dudley and Helen McCorkell. They lived in Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The children wrote poems which were put into books and presented to their father as Christmas and Easter presents. The daughters lived into their nineties, but Pakenham died in 1944.
This play was probably written by one of the McCorkell daughters, and then presented to Dudley McCorkell.
This play was probably written by one of the McCorkell daughters, and then presented to Dudley McCorkell.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 6 parts.
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| Title | Maria's Necklace (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Hand written on paper |
| Brief description | Script, hand written for the play 'Maria's Necklace', written by the McCorkell children, Derry, ca. 1920s. |
| Physical description | Maria's Necklace, a play in four scenes. |
| Production type | Unique |
| Credit line | Given by Marion McLachlan |
| Summary | Oona (b.1910), Kathleen (b.1911), Leslie (b.1916) and Pakenham (b.1923) were the four children of Dudley and Helen McCorkell. They lived in Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The children wrote poems which were put into books and presented to their father as Christmas and Easter presents. The daughters lived into their nineties, but Pakenham died in 1944. This play was probably written by one of the McCorkell daughters, and then presented to Dudley McCorkell. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.326:1 to 6-2010 |
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| Record created | March 28, 2011 |
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