Embroidered Signatures ProjectRadium Hill: Cloth

Owner

Radium Hill Heritage Association

Region

Mid North

Creator

Mrs Pat Hillier

Measurements

85cm x 85cm

Historical Period/Date

20th Century (1930-1969 Mid)/1958

ID Number

ESPO-149

Classifications

Cloths,Stem Stitch,

Physical Description

Cream linen supper cloth. Central motif is ‘Radium Hill’ in large dark red lettering. Multicoloured embroidered signatures are predominantly in stem stitch and scattered all over the cloth.

Theme and Purpose

Commemorative. Fundraiser. Church of England Text from the museum notice: 'In 1958 the Church of England sought to raise funds. Mrs Pat Hillier had 107 ladies sign the supper cloth at two shillings for each signature. Some of the ladies, Dora Wilkin, Enid Pengilly and other CWA members used various types of stitches to embroider these signatures. The completed supper cloth was auctioned at a Church Fete and Dora Wilkin outbid George Hillier, buying it for sixteen pounds, equivalent to $600 in 2004. Twelve nationalities are represented in the 107 signatures. Thirty-nine of the signatories had recently migrated to Australia. Five of the signatories had served in the armed forces of their country'.

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.