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Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Decorative object - Gold toned necklace with an oval-shaped pendant from the Sarah Coventry jewellery range, c. 1970s - 1980s
Sarah Coventry Pty. Ltd. was a North American jewellery company that was established in 1949 by the Stuart family as part of Emmons Jewelry, Inc. It began operations in England and Australia in 1968, and in Australia it moved from Carlton in Melbourne to Wodonga in 1969. The premises were originally on High St. in Wodonga, but a new warehouse was built in Melbourne Rd. later in 1969. It was a direct selling jewellery business using a party-plan model similar to Tupperware and Avon. The sales reps or 'Hostesses' were provided with jewellery samples in demonstration kits, which they displayed at jewellery parties in their homes. The designs for jewellery such as brooches, necklaces, earrings, chokers and bracelets were purchased from freelance designers and jewellery manufacturers rather than in-house designers. In 1979 Sarah Coventry Pty. Ltd. in Wodonga was bought by three Australian businessmen, including Wodonga local Jim Sawyer, and continued to sell jewellery under the name "Sargem Pty. Ltd”, for several more years in the 1980s. As part of the Sarah Coventry collection, the necklace has local significance with the decentralised commercial development of regional centres such as Wodonga in NE Victoria, as well as national and international significance from the perspective of social and economic developments for women after World War II. The direct selling party-plan business model Sarah Coventry was based on is also considered the first of its kind for jewellery. Gold toned metal neckalce with an oval-shaped pendant inlaid with a brown resinous material, which appears to be faux amber. The patent number is stamped on the back of the clasp."Sarah" on the front side of the clasp "PATENT 3427691" on the back of the clasp.sarah coventry, jewellery, wodonga, costume jewellery, vintage fashion jewellery, necklace, necklaces, amber, faux amber -
The 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment Historical Collection
Decorative object - Badge-Large, 6 Battalion -City of Melbourne Regiment
Badge of pre curser unit to 5/6 RVRLarge carved wooden badge of the 6th Battalion city of Melbourne Regiment. The badge is painted green and metallic gold on the obvers, has the image of a Kangaroo located above a "6" centrally on a victory green background "City of Melbourne Regiment" and "Semper Paratus are caved into the badge and a Kings crown is located centrally atop of the badge. The reverse has "W McAllum" & " Youngman st. Preston " painted in green and "190549" hand cared into it.The reverse has "W McAllum" & " Youngman st. Preston " painted in green and "190549" hand cared into it.wark vc club, 6 battalion, melbourne rifles -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Mixed media - Video Tape, Cottage Craft
Video - taken in April 2002 During Nunawading & District Historical Society Open Day by Barrie Thompson. Records all the activities taking part in the grounds of Schwerkolt Cottage and Museum Complex. Running Time: Six minutes.non-fictionnunawading and district historical society, schwerkolt cottage and museum complex, thompson barrie, argyle movie presentaton, open day 2002 -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Decorative object - Tablecloth
Rectangular cloth with avocado green binding and hand embroidered names of members of the Kew Missionary Band. In the centre: "K.M.B."kew missionary band -
Geelong Gallery
Decorative object - Sung ware' vase with peacock, ROYAL DOULTON & CO, 1920
Hand painted and glazed stoneware -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Mixed media (item) - GAF Collection - Assorted Brochures
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Ringwood and District Historical Society
Mixed media, Ringwood CWA awards to members for best needlework and fruit cake in 2017
Kindly scanned from Ringwood Branch archival collection -
Ararat Gallery TAMA
Decorative object, Murasaki - no, c. 1900s
‘The Art of the Japanese Package’ was an exhibition that toured to 10 Australian and 11 New Zealand public galleries in 1979 and 1980. The touring exhibition comprised 221 objects of traditional Japanese packaging which extended from ceramics, wood and paper to woven fibre containers. At the conclusion of the tour, The Japan Foundation and the Crafts Board of the Australia Council donated the vast majority of the exhibition to the Ararat Gallery for its permanent collection. Combining the natural qualities of bamboo, paper and straw with delicate craftsmanship, these unique objects express Japanese aesthetics as applied through fibre crafts. In Japan, the qualities and traits of natural materials are exploited rather than hidden. The texture of straw, the septa of bamboo are not concealed but lovingly incorporated into the whole. In 1979 Hideyuki Oka, curator of ‘The Art of the Japanese Package’ wrote: “In no way self-conscious or assertive, these wrappings have an artless and obedient air that greatly moves the modern viewer. They are whispered evidence of the Japanese ability to create beauty from the simplest products of nature. They also teach us that wisdom and feeling are especially important in packaging because these qualities, or the lack of them, are almost immediately apparent. What is the use of a package if it shows no feeling?” The descriptions of the featured objects were written by Hideyuki Oka, curator of ‘The Art of the Japanese Package’, 1979.Gift of the Japan-Australia Foundation and the Crafts Board of the Australia Council, 1981japanese art, japanese packaging, tsutsumi, gift giving -
Ararat Gallery TAMA
Mixed media, Michelle Hamer, The Australian Challenge, 2014
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Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Decorative object - Gold Brooch from the Sarah Coventry jewellery range, 1970s - 1980s
Sarah Coventry Pty. Ltd. was a North American jewellery company that was established in 1949 by the Stuart family as part of Emmons Jewelry, Inc. It began operations in England and Australia in 1968, and in Australia it moved from Carlton in Melbourne to Wodonga in 1969. The premises were originally on High St. in Wodonga, but a new warehouse was built in Melbourne Rd. later in 1969. It was a direct selling jewellery business using a party-plan model similar to Tupperware and Avon. The sales reps or 'Hostesses' were provided with jewellery samples in demonstration kits, which they displayed at jewellery parties in their homes. The designs for jewellery such as brooches, necklaces, earrings, chokers and bracelets were purchased from freelance designers and jewellery manufacturers rather than in-house designers. In 1979 Sarah Coventry Pty. Ltd. in Wodonga was bought by three Australian businessmen, including Wodonga local Jim Sawyer, and continued to sell jewellery under the name "Sargem Pty. Ltd”, for several more years in the 1980s.As part of the Sarah Coventry collection, the brooch has local significance with the decentralised commercial development of regional centres such as Wodonga in NE Victoria, as well as national and international significance from the perspective of social and economic developments for women after World War II. The direct selling party-plan business model Sarah Coventry was based on is also considered the first of its kind for jewellery.Gold-toned metal brooch from the Sarah Coventry Pty. Ltd. with one large central faux pearl sarah coventry, jewellery, wodonga, costume jewellery, vintage fashion jewellery, brooch, brooches, sawyer -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Decorative object - Nativity, Mid - Late 20th C
Group of Polychrome matte glazed stoneware nativity figures - Group of 8 (Incomplete)nativity, mary, joseph, shepherds, kings, animals, jesus, angel, sheep, christmas -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Decorative object - Badge - Fish Holes Rally 1987, Portland, Victoria, c. 1987
Fish Holes Rally badge, 1987. cream enamel and gold coloured badge. Image of motor bike superimposed on outline map of Victoria, 'Portland' marked on map. 'FISH HOLES RALLY' around top curve of badge. '1987' in gold frame bottom curve of badge. Eyelet each side of badge. -
Gippsland Art Gallery
Mixed Media, Ino, Valerie, Soft Sculpture (Old Lady), 1979
Purchased with the assistance of the Crafts Board of the Australia Council, 1979Textilegippsland, artwork, permanent collection -
Buda Historic Home & Garden Castlemaine
Decorative object - Metalcraft - Silverware, Silver Mounted Emu Egg Goblet with Emu Figure, c1855 - 1858
Decorative object made by Ernest Leviny probably to sell in his jewellers and watchmakers shop in Market Square Castlemaine.Silver mounted emu egg goblet with gold-wash interior and cast emu figure on lid. Silver stem has elaborate scrolled ribbon design and cast decoration topped by four heads of the god Pan. Filigree silver design of grapes and vine leaves above base. 'Egg' rests in 'cup' of filigree feathers/shell and acanthus leaves. Lost wax casting method used.Noneernest leviny, silversmithing, colonial silverware, decorative arts, natural history specimens, ornithology -
Bialik College
Mixed media (series) - Cultures of Thinking
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Kew Historical Society Inc
Decorative object - Figurative boomerang-shaped metal dish, c.1890
Nineteenth century household object employing an Aboriginal shape with art nouveau figurative designDiecast metal plate. Impressed with the figure of a naked figure with a wand in his or her hand touching the nose of a head (the moon?), causing it to sneeze. Lady lying on a bed of flowers. Three stoppers on the reverse to hold the plate above the surface.metal dish, art nouveau - australia -
Bialik College
Mixed media - Bialik College publications, 1970s-2000s, 1970s - 2000s
Photocopies of pages from Bialik publications, c. 1970s to 1980s. Includes statements from the President of the State Zionist Council of Victoria. CDs of material from Annual Magazine, 1990s-2000s. Please contact [email protected] to request access to this record.history, wantirna, zionist council of victoria, judaism, purim, hawthorn, book week, israel day, sport -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Decorative object - PLASTER BOY STATUE
Plaster statue of small Dutch boy with clogs, seated with legs crossed & carry bag at his feet, wearing a hat with feathers, blue vest, red shirt and brown pants. Signed by artist - unreadable.Mattei Bros & Co Melb 25ornaments, plaster, statue, dp550 -
Greensborough Historical Society
Mixed media - Audio Cassette and Program, Diamond Valley Choral Society, Handel's Messiah, performed by Diamond Valley Choral Society 1983, 1983
A recording of 'Messiah', an English language oratorio by George Frederic Handel, composed in 1741. The text was compiled from the King James Bible; it contains 3 parts and part 2 ends with the 'Hallelujah' chorus. This performance by the Diamond Valley Choral Society and combined choirs was recorded at St John's Church of England, Heidelberg 13/11/1983 and at St David's East Doncaster 20/11/1983.3 audio cassettes in clear plastic case, 4 copies of a printed program and an invitation to join the singers.Handwritten on case: "Messiah rehearsals '83" and "St John's 1983".diamond valley choral society, messiah (oratorio), st john's church of england heidelberg -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Mixed media (Collection) - Avro Cadet collection, Avro Cadet
Unclear, possibly Avro, RAF or RAAFPhotographs, articles, specifications on Avro Cadet biplane trainer -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Decorative object - Doily, FLORENCE MILLARD, n.d
Collection of doilies and cloths, hand worked by Florence Millard, who won numerous prizes in local shows.Identifying Numbers 9736 a,b a) crocheted doily, blue and white cotton, circular, variety of stitches b) crocheted doily, blue and white cotton, circular, variety of stitches. Slightly smaller than a) Measurements a) 17.5 cm, b) 16 cm diameter -
Greensborough Historical Society
Mixed media - Audio Cassette and Minutes, Diamond Valley Choral Society, Shire of Diamond Valley Family Carols, performed by Diamond Valley Choral Society 1993, 07/12/1993
A recording of Shire of Diamond Valley Festival of Carols, 07/12/1993. This performance is by the Diamond Valley Choral Society. Includes program and minutes of planning meetings.2 audio cassettes in clear plastic case, program and minutes of planning meetings.Handwritten on cassette: "DV Carols Dec 93 ex PV Radio".christmas music, carols, shire of diamond valley, diamond valley choral society -
Federation University Historical Collection
Decorative object - Coat of Arms, Coat of Arms of the Supreme Court of Victoria, from the Ballarat Law Courts, estimated 1920s
Removed from the Ballarat Law Courts at the time that is was being prepared for use as the Arts Academy. Metal coat or armscoat of arms, state offices, law courts, ballarat -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Mixed media, Ringwood CWA death of Irene Hodges in 2019 and other member gatherings in 2018
Kindly scanned from Ringwood Branch archival collection -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Mixed media - Oral History Interview - Borthwick's, John Lens Interview - Borthwick's, c. 2014
Interview with John Lens. Unedited interviews with former Borthwicks workers. These interviews appear in the DVD on Borthwicks, launched 5 DEC 2014. Interviews conducted by Gary Kerr and filmed by Noel Waugh.thomas borthwick and sons, portland industry, interview, employee -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Decorative object - Faceted Bead Necklace, c1920s
This kind of beads was commonly worn by women in the early to mid 20th century. This item is from the Raper Collection donated to the Wodonga Historical Society by Mrs. Jean Raper.A long string of mauve faceted beads. Faceted beads have many flattened edges done in such a way as to make them look like a cut gemstone.decorative items, women's jewellery, fashion accessory -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Decorative object - Sampler, 1944
Made by Gertrud Hermann an internee in Camp 3.Open weave beige sampler showing 2 embroidered, 3 darning and 4 inserts in gold, brown and pink cotton. Threads have been drawn and cut away at the back. Blanket stitch around the hems.gertrud hermann, camp 3 internees, sampler, internment camp crafts -
Mont De Lancey
Decorative object, Franz Streizel, Indigenous Carved Pictures
These hand carved framed wooden pictures are part of a special bequest to the Mont De Lancey Museum of hand carved furniture and items made by Mr Franz Striezel by his grandaughter Mrs Dorothy Adamson. Dorothy was a friend of Nella Lord (nee Sebire). Dorothy passed away in 2007. It was to be known as The Franz Striezel Collection. Franz Streizel came from Germany in 1886 and was one of the three recognised craftsmen (Art Carvers) in Australia who contributed to the wood carvings in public buildings and honour boards throughout Australia. The National Gallery at their request had two small panels and a tobacco jar (some of his work), donated by Mrs D Adamson. They considered these pieces highly valuable.Two hand carved Indigenous busts in wood frames.1: A mother wearing a headband and striped gold, white blue and pink painted clothes draped over a baby. Only the face of the baby is depicted. 2: A father's upper body bust also has clothes draped over the baby he is holding. Both are framed using natural sticks which are painted brown on a white backfround.wood carvings, carvings, portraits, artworks, objects -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Decorative object - PLASTER STATUE OF GIRL
Plaster statue of girl with finger in mouth, barefoot & dressed in green and brown dress with patch on skirt, circular base with tree stump & leaves.ornaments, plaster, statue, d4706 -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Mixed media - Placard, Anti-amalgamation protests, 1993
Made by the City of Port Melbourne for the demonstrations before and after the forced amalgamation by the Jeff Kennett State Government of the City of Port Melbourne with the Cities of South Melbourne and St Kilda to form the City of Port Phillip. First demonstation was against the City of Melbourne Act which excised 42% of Port Melbourne's rate base (Fishermens Bend) and so laid the groundwork for amalgamation afterwards because Port Melbourne could not survive on the remaining rates. Refer to Pat Grainger, Liana and David ThompsonWhite cardboard attached to a wooden stick with hand lettered anti-amalgamation slogan in black. "Preserve Our Historic Port"public action campaigns, amalgamation, local government - city of port melbourne