Embroidered Signatures ProjectSoldiers’ Mothers’ Memorial Rest Home: Cloth

Owner

Keswick Barracks. Army Museum

Region

Adelaide

Creator

Mrs E Bawden

Measurements

107cm x 101cm

Historical Period/Date

20th Century (1900-1929 Early)/1920

ID Number

ESPO-089

Classifications

Cloths,Stem Stitch,

Physical Description

Ecru linen cloth with signatures embroidered in blue thread in randomly placed rectangular boxes, also embroidered in blue. A centred cross contains the following text worked in red thread "The Unknown Warrior. Verdun. 11.11.20. Lest We Forget". Centred at the top of the cloth is a blue stitched outline of the Vickers 'Vimy' bomber aircraft with the text "Vickers 'Vimy' Landed 23.3.20". The names embroidered along the top edge are "Grace Weigall", "Archibald Weigall" and "Priscilla Weigall" being the 18th Governor of South Australia (9 June 1920 to 30 May 1922), Sir Archibald Weigall, his wife Lady Weigall and their only daughter. Stitched along the lower edge is "S. M. Memorial Rest Home. Opened 20.11.20. Worked by Mrs E Bawden".

Theme and Purpose

Commemorative. Fundraiser for the SM Memorial Rest Home. Official opening of the SM Memorial Rest Home: 20.11.20 Unknown Warrior, Verdun. Anzac Day 11.11.20 Vickers 'Vimy' landing 23.3.20

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.