Embroidered Signatures ProjectWaite Agricultural Research Institute. Plant Pathology Department 1971: Cloth

Owner

Urrbrae House

Region

Adelaide

Creator

Vivienne Richmond (nee Johnson)

Measurements

140cm x 230cm

Historical Period/Date

20th Century (1930-1969 Mid)/1971

ID Number

ESPO-039

Classifications

Cloths,Stem Stitch,

Physical Description

Fringed brown linen commemorative tablecloth with 56 signatures worked with cream perle cotton in stem stitch.

Theme and Purpose

Commemorative. Embroidered by Vivienne Richmond (nee Johnson) for friend Helena Stretton who was both a student and staff member at the Waite over some 12 years in the Plant Pathology Department. The signature of the Head of Department at the time, Professor Noel Flentje, who was Helena's boss and PhD Supervisor, is one of the signatures on the cloth.

Signatures

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