Embroidered Signatures ProjectWAB. Riverton Branch 1917-1987: Cloth

Owner

Riverton Local History Family Research and Information Centre

Region

Lower North

Creator

Women's Agricultural Bureau. Riverton

Measurements

101cm x 104cm

Historical Period/Date

20th Century/1917

ID Number

ESPO-025

Classifications

Cloths,Satin Stitch,Surface Stitchery,

Physical Description

Cream linen cloth with a 1.5cm hemstitched edge. The names are stitched in many colours scattered through the cloth. In one corner is a wreath of different green leaves with acorns and rose hip flowers. In the centre of the wreath are the letters W L in rust red, all are stitched in satin stitch. Above the wreath are the words High Wycombe. In the diagonally opposite corner is a dark blue stitched circle with the letters WAB in royal blue. Above the circle is stitched Riverton and below 1917-1987. Around the circle are stitched Sturt Desert Peas and wattle. Two small sprays of wattle are stitched at the corner.

Theme and Purpose

Women in Agriculture and Business. WAB - Women's Agricultural Bureau 1987. A signature cloth celebrating 70 years of the Women in Agriculture and Business, which started first in Riverton in 1917. Women in Agriculture and Business is the oldest rural women’s group in Australia, with a state-wide branch network.

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.