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Photograph (print)
Jackson's Faces (Welsh Association) Ltd.
(Ffotograffydd | photographer)
Photograph of Phrysiwth Matthews and her father, Thomas Matthews, in Porthcawl. Informal snapshot in a candid, street-photography style. Printed on a postcard.
From a collection of photographs formerly belonging to Flora Phryswith Matthews of Ty Nant, St Fagans. Known as Phryswith, she was the daughter of Thomas Matthews, the village wheelwright. During the First World War, she served as a Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) nurse at the 3rd Western General Hospital in Cardiff.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
F2026.63.71
Historical Associations
Associated Person/Body: Matthews, Flora Phryswith
Association Type:
Date: 20th century (early/mid)
Place: Porthcawl
Associated Person/Body: Matthews, Thomas
Association Type:
Date: 20th century (early/mid)
Place: Porthcawl
Creation/Production
Role: Ffotograffydd | photographer
Period: 20th century (early/mid)
Acquisition
Donation, 6/10/2026
Techniques
Black and white (photograph)
Material
Card
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