Embroidered Signatures ProjectWayville SA 1901: Cloth

Owner
Embroiderers' Guild of South Australia Museum
Region
Adelaide
Creator
Unknown
Measurements
72cm x 74cm
Historical Period/Date
20th Century (1900-1929 Early)/1901
ID Number
ESPO-003
Classifications
Chain Stitch,Cloths,Herringbone Stitch,Running Stitch,Stem Stitch,

Physical Description

Small white linen tablecloth with signatures stitched with stranded cotton in shades of pink and red using stem stitch. "Wayville S. A. 1901" is stitched in one corner. A 7cm decorative hem has been turned to the front of the cloth and machine stitched. A geometric design in herringbone stitch and stem stich has been worked along the stitched hem with white cotton thread.

Theme and Purpose

Commemorative: Australian Federation.


Signatures

Below are the names that have been transcribed from this object. Multiple instances of a name on one object is indicated by a bracketed number after the name. A name in bold appears on other objects. Click these names to see the other objects.

Alan

Amos, F

Anderson, Janet

Anderson, M

Bails, A L

Bails, Ern

Bails, Laura

Ballantyne, Emmie

Baseley, Sallie

Blackwell, Blanche

Blackwell, Emily

Bleechmore, Ellie M

Brittain, Louisa E

Brown, A E

Brown, S V

Christie, J

Clark, M B

Crane, J G

Dermott, Ada

Edna

Eimer, Alice

Ewens, Annie

Ewens, Flo

Graham, G

Gwen

Hack, Elsie

Hack, Loell E

Hand, Nellie

Harding-Thomas, A S

Hopkins, A S

Hopkins, Clara

Jackson, Annie

Juncken, Albert

Kennedy, E J

Kennedy, Isabel

Kennedy, J A

Mater

McKirdy, C

McKirdy, Eva

McKirdy, J A

Monaghan, Nellie

Paddon, Jas (James)

Paddon, M

Pam

Parsons, Kay

Pater

Phil

Presgrave, C

Presgrave, C (2)

Presgrave, Elsie?

Rei???ie, Laura

Ross

Schuehy, Renie

Schutze, Ella

Schutze, M

Shearing, Ella

Shearing, M J

Shipway, A E

Simpson, Amy

Simpson, Ellie E

Smith, H A

Taylor, Julia

Thompson, H

Thompson, N A

Vaughan, Florence

Wake, Amy E

West, Alice

Williams, Gwen