Embroidered Signatures ProjectBristow Marsh Family. 21st: Cloth

Owner

Private Collections

Region

Yorke Peninsula

Creator

Unknown

Measurements

53cm x 49cm

Historical Period/Date

20th Century (1970-1999 Late)/1982

ID Number

ESPO-126

Classifications

Cloths,Drawn Thread Work,Stem Stitch,

Physical Description

Ecru linen with a 4cm drawn thread work hem and a 2cm crochet edge. In the top left corner is a key outlined in orange stem stitch with '21' stitched in pink inside the head of the key. The text 'Carol's Birthday Guests' is stitched above and below the key. All the names are stitched in pink stem stitch.

Theme and Purpose

Commemorative. Family and friends. This cloth records the names of people who attended Carol Bristow’s 21st birthday party at Monash, SA on the 22-5-82. The names were stitched by Carol's Grandmother.

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.