Embroidered Signatures ProjectNarridy: Cloth

Owner

Crystal Brook Heritage Centre

Region

Mid North

Creator

Unknown

Measurements

71cm x 71cm

Historical Period/Date

20th Century (1900-1929 Early)/c1904

ID Number

ESPO-136

Classifications

Cloths,Running Stitch,

Physical Description

A cream linen cloth with a 7.5cm drawn thread work hem. The date in the centre of the cloth is 'August 19th' but there is no year. Red signatures are scattered all over the cloth. Previously known as the Red Signature cloth, the local historian believes the names to be from the Narridy district. The date of the cloth probably precedes 1910 as the maiden name of the historian's mother is on the cloth and she married in 1910.

Theme and Purpose

Commemorative? From the Wikipedia article: 'It formerly had a hotel, the Narridy Hotel, which served as a meeting place for the local area. The building had a dramatic partial collapse on 19 August 1904 and does not appear to have reopened'.

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.