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The Royal Children's Hospital Archives
Decorative object, Royal Children's Hospital nurse's badge
Metal brooch with coloured inlayRoyal Children's Hospital Melbourne. Infirmus Opitulare -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Decorative object - Silver toned Dome Shaped Clip on Earrings 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 earrings have 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.Silver toned dome Shaped clip on earrings from the Sarah Coventry Jewellery RangeOn back of earring clip: "(c)SARAH COV/PAT PEND". sarah coventry, jewellery, wodonga, costume jewellery, vintage fashion jewellery, earring, earrings, clip on earrings -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Decorative object - Doily, Crotched doily Ringwood c. 1930
Crotched by Catherine Webber (nee Danby)Pale cream coloured crotched doily. Circular with two small extensions. Close work in centre surrounded by shell pattern and scalloped edging. -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Ceramic - Artwork - Ceramics, John Eagle, 1979
Mark EAGLE (1942 - ) Mark Eagle studied at RMIT and first exhibited at the National Gallery of Victoria in 1975. He is known for his copper red glaze on hand thrown stoneware and porcelain, and won the National Bicentennial Art-Craft Award for Functional Pottery in 1988. He taught ceramics at Ballarat Grammar School between 1980 and 1994.Photograph of a lidded bowl with glaze decoration ceramics, australian studio pottery, john eagle -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Textile - Household Textile, Tray Cloth, 1930-1950
In the early 20th century it was common for ladies to work doilies in lace or embroidered cloth. They were used to decorate sideboards or dressing tables and also on trays underneath crockery and on plates under food. These could be made from purchased kits or pattern books. They may form part of a trousseauWhite cotton rectangular tray cloth embroidered with boronia, wattle, blue flower and two birds.tray cloths, household textiles -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Decorative object - Photo frame
From the Till collectionMetal photo frame with wooden back. Frame has pattern of flowers and leaves around bottom and side edges and the RAAF insignia on the top.ornaments, metal -
Australian Lace Guild - Victorian Branch
Textile - Honiton lace, 1900-1950
Use: Domestic. FashionLace stole -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Textile - Household Textile, Sandwich Tray Doily, 1950s
The Fashion & Textiles collections of Kew Historical Society include a number of art or household textiles manufactured or created in the United Kingdom as well as in Australia. As other cultures opened to Australian travellers in the 20th century, members began collecting and donating textiles produced in a number of other countries.Off-white oval embroidered doily with crotcheted lace edging. Bluebird one end, oval floral garland. Possibly Semco kit.Some of the printed design still visible.doilys, household textiles -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Textile - Costume and Accessories
Embroidered Cushion Cover. Two flowers embroidered in corners. Miss J Aitken Patrick Street. stawell clothing material -
Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery
Print, ARNOLD, Raymond, Mt Lyell (Expanded Field), 2017
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Bendigo Art Gallery
Print - Work on paper, Jenny WATSON, The Bottled Memories (1-5) #2, 1988
lu.r; 38/40, u.c; #II , l.r; Jenny Watson 1988work on paper, print, printmaker, printmaking, australian artist, female artist, etching, personal, memory, abstract, bottle -
Federation University Historical Collection
Decorative object - Horology, Wall Clock by William Bennett of Ballarat, c1880
The clock would have been sold by William Bennett of Bridge Street, Ballarat, under his name.Timber drop case wall clock. The movement it by Ansonia Clock Company of New York United States of America, and the case is most probably of European origin.william bennett, clocks, horology, ansonia, watchmaker -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Decorative Object - Coaster set, Paul Stephen-Daly trading at Louchrilau Nominees Pty Ltd, c1980
Set of 6 drink coasters, with a felt back gold plastic front with an impression of a Melbourne tram contained within a black finished cardboard box. Each coaster has the imprint of the MMTB emblem. The coasters feature: Z3 class - 1980 - has a Stephen Daly trademark logo on the rear. W2 class - 1927 A class - 1910 - 11 R Class - 1266 (Melbourne cable tram) - 1885 X class - 1924 T class - 1917 Produced by Paul Stephen-Daly trading at Louchrilau Nominees Pty Ltd, with address details and contact phone number (6 digits) and a telex number. Given it has a Z3 included, date late 1970's early 1980's. An internet search for the name shows a number of coasters produced by the same person on sale as collectables. See also Reg Item 2856 for another set of 5 and the A and the X class trams.trams, tramways, souvenirs, melbourne -
National Wool Museum
Textile - Blanket, 1960s
Collector says: As a general rule I only collected blankets with a label, but there are always exceptions. The colour ways of these 3 are just so gorgeous I had to include them - especially as the brown and blue from the Bass Valley op shop was 1 dollar! The cream one with the mint panel + watermelon stripe is one of my favourite blankets ever despite no label - it looks like the blanket version of the Agnes Martin painting called Gratitude which is exactly how I felt finding this simple, beautiful, well kept blanket."Collector's note: "For more than 100 years blankets were made all over Australia in over 100 woollen mills. My aim, is to preserve 100 examples of these wonderful pieces of history. Ten years ago I started collecting the iconic Onkaparinga travel rugs, so that on movie nights at home there would be plenty to go around. Everyone had their favourite; even the cat had his own – a small red tartan one. Keeping an eye out for those travel rugs at op-shops and markets, collectable stores and bazaars, led to noticing vintage blankets. I'd never really thought about them before or paid much attention though of course I had grown up with them at my grandmother's. When I discovered my first Laconia cream blanket with blue stripes, my eyes just went gaga. Well that was it, I was hooked and since then over 500 blankets have passed through my hands. These common, everyday items, found in all households for so many decades, were traditional engagement gifts. Pairs were prized wedding presents turning into family heirlooms. They were fashionable dressers of beds, givers of warmth, bestowers of security and reliability. The comfort found in these objects resonates with almost all of us; we grew up with them ourselves or fondly recall them in a grandparent’s home. There is no modern replacement with the integrity of these old blankets, many of them now older than most of us. They are romantic, sensible, special, familiar, nostalgic and nothing else feels so appropriate in so many situations. No offense to the great Aussie doona, but from hippie to hipster, at a music festival, picnic, campsite or couch, a vintage blanket is something coveted by all. This industry that employed tens of thousands and must have been such a huge contributor to the economy is almost completely lost now. Blanket Fever is an ode to everything that came before: the land, the sheep, the shearers, the hands, the mills, the weavers, the designers, the distributors, the department stores. To the grandparents that gave them, the people that received them, the families that kept them; thank you. I’m passionate about my collection of Australian blankets manufactured in mostly Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania from the 1930s to the end of the 1960s. The collection has blankets from each of these four decades representing the styles and fashions of their time and includes dated advertisements which help determine the eras the blankets are from."Double sized multicolour checked blanketNo inscriptionwool, blanket, blanket fever, no label -
Federation University Historical Collection
Print, Ballarat School of MInes, Lydiard Street South, 1919
Image of the Ballarat School of MInes Lydiard Street buildings.ballarat school of mines, a building, administration building, ballarat technical art school, lydiard street south -
Clunes Museum
Textile - TABLE RUNNER
COMMERCIALLY MADE , WHITE IMITATION CROCHET TABLE RUNNER.local history, manchester, table linen, -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Print - Artist's Impression of Portland Harbour, n.d
Illustration shows an artist's impression of the ultimate development of Portland Harbour. Full colourFront: 'Impression of Ultimate Development of the Port of Portland' - black script bottom mountportland harbour, development, town development, growth -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Decorative object - Mulga Wood Vase
Mulga wood vase, Given as engagement present in 1947 by Ted's aunt.Mulga wood vase. Brown/orange in colour. Bark on the vase from original tree.Australian Mulga -|Made in Australia|(Southern series)domestic items, ornaments / decorative, handcrafts, woodwork, ornaments, wood -
Mont De Lancey
Textile - Table runner, Unknown
Table runners were used to protect furniture such as tables or sideboards from objects placed on the furniture to stop scratching occurring.A long white cotton embroidered table runner with a floral pattern.table runners, runners, household textiles, table linen -
Gippsland Art Gallery
Ceramic, Hughan, Harold, Dinner Plate with Blue Cobalt and Circles and Flowers Decoration, Undated
Donated by Mrs Pam Weaver OAM & Dr Hugh Weaver through the Australian Government Cultural Gifts Program, 2019gippsland, artwork, permanent collection -
Ararat Gallery TAMA
Decorative object, Mizuhiki, 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 -
Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
Print - Framed Print, In Remembrance of ANZAC Forces in Vietnam
Roll of honour - Lists names of Australian and New Zealand personnel who died in Vietnam. Central in the print is a photo of Sgt William Francis Hacking (36448) - Australian Army Training Team (AATT)- 1st Australian soldier killed in Vietnam. -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Textile - Bicentennial tapestry, 8. Kew. City of Parks and Gardens, 1988
This is one of eight embroidered panels, completed during the 1988 Australian Bi-Centennial, and carried out under the auspices of City of Kew Council and the Kew Historical Society. Nearly 600 residents, including many children, participated in their production by adding a few or more stitches. A book records their names and the panels upon which they worked. Artist: Joy Stewart / Co-ordinator: Dorothy Benyei.8. Kew. City of Parks and Gardens. A framed embroidery created by adults and children of the City of Kew as a Bicentennial project, based on a design by the artist Joy Stewart. Five of the six completed embroideries created in the project are/were displayed in the Kew Library. [The five embroidered panels have now been temporarily removed for conservation reasons].Inscription: "KEW: City of Parks and Gardens / Proclaimed a Municipality December 1860 / Created a Borough 1st October 1863 / Gazetted a Town 14th December 1910 / Declared a City 9th March 1921." Embroidered signature of the artist: "(c) JStewart, 1988"bicentennial project (kew), joy stewart, charles grimes expedition, australian bicentennial -
Australian Lace Guild - Victorian Branch
Textile - Torchon lace, Late 19th or early 20th Century
Use: Domestic. Household trimmings.Bobbin lace edging. Sample. -
Australian Lace Guild - Victorian Branch
Textile - Cluny Lace, Late 19th or early 20th Century
Use: Domestic. Household trimmingBobbin lace insertion. Sample -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Print, In Country - Vietnam
Framed (white) Print of a Soldier holding a rifle in full US Army Uniform in a jungle setting. Featuring a camoflaged coloured helmet, Ammunition belt crossing body. Canteen attached to a belt also containing grenade etc. Below print a sign stating Vietnam Veterans of America.The photo states In Country - Vietnam - by Joe Umbleframed picture -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Decorative object - Model of Tower Hill Natural History Centre, 2017
This is a model of the Robin Boyd-designed Tower Hill Natural History Centre, Tower Hill, near Warrnambool, Victoria (1963). It was opened shortly after Robin Boyd died in November 1971. The Archive also holds some of the original architectural drawings (item PL136-P145). This model was created for the House of Ideas exhibition, made by a University of Melbourne, Melbourne School of Design, Masters student.3D timber model of the Tower Hill landscaperobin boyd -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Ceramic - Border Tile
See 359Glazed border tile - cream background with pale green patternceramics, earthenware -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Textile - Table Runner
Long white cotton table runner with cotton crochet edging and two lines of drawthread work - one in centre and one around four sidesmanchester, table linen -
Australian Lace Guild - Victorian Branch
Textile - Bedfordshire Maltese Lace, Late 19th or early 20th Century
Use: Domestic. Household trimmingBobbin lace edging. Sample