Gladys Penfold Hyland
Gladys Penfold Hyland | |
|---|---|
Albury, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Died | 11 July 1974 (aged 88) Ingleburn, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | businessperson |
| Known for | antique collecting |
| Spouse | Frank Astor Penfold Hyland |
Gladys Penfold Hyland
Life
Hyland was born in 1886 in Albury in New South Wales. She was the first daughter of Ada Margaret (born Dawson) and George Henry Lethbridge. Her parents were both born in Australia and her father was a sheriff's officer. She had a brief private education and she married Frank Astor Penfold Hyland in 1921.[1]
She bought an Edwardian Mansion at Tofts Bay on Sydney's Elizabeth Bay. She had taken to her new husband's hobby of buying expensive objects. Their new home housed expensive paintings including examples by Millais,[2] Gainsborough, George Romney J. M. W. Turner and Salomon van Ruysdael. They amassed a large quantity of antique silver objects and early porcelain figures made in England.[1]
The first Rolls-Royce that she bought was a 1920 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost and she appeared with it in July 1922 in "Australian Motor Owner" magazine. This car was not grey but after that one, other expensive cars followed, and they were all in her shade of grey.[3]
In 1937 she joined the
In the following year, she gave a collection valued at £200,000 to the
Her home at Tofts Monk was demolished in 1970. Hyland died in Ingleburn in 1974.[1] A 1951 bottle of wine from her time in charge at Penfold's sold for over $100,000 Australian dollars in 2020.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Rutledge, Martha, "Gladys Penfold Hyland (1886–1974)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 25 February 2024
- ^ "Looking out over Sydney Harbour from a prime waterfront position, Toft Monks ..." Jason Boon. 25 February 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Mrs Penfold Hyland and the Colour Grey". nsw.rroc.org.au. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "Gladys Penfold Hyland – The Real Review". 23 July 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
