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Kilmore Historical Society
Textile - Negligee
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Bayside Gallery - Bayside City Council Art & Heritage Collection
Work on paper - watercolour, Charles Douglas Richardson, Brighton Beach, 1914
watercolourlandscape, beach, brighton, coast, water, boat, charles douglas richardson, cd richardson, c douglas richardson, bayside, mountain, bay -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Work on paper - Certificate, Certificate re birth of Laurie Young, 15 October 1951
Dr Agnes Donaldson practised as a GP at 'Luxmee' in Windsor Crescent, Surrey Hills along with her sister, Dr Roberta Donaldson. The practice was originally in Blackburn Street commencing in the early 1920s. It moved to 'Luxmee' where Dr Navroji (Neville) Gandevia had previously practised. Their father had been a doctor at Linton, near Skipton and their brother was a doctor in Skipton. A one page note written on cream paper in blue ink."This is to / certify that / Laurie Young / was born on / August 18th 1946 / A R Donaldson / MB BS Melb / 15.10.51"laurie young, 'luxmee', windsor crescent, dr agnes donaldson, certificate -
Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery
Painting, BRIEN, Michael F, Come sail with me, 2004
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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Textile - BLACK SILK PURSE, 1920s
Textiles. Black silk beaded evening purse. wallet shape with fold over flap. Fastened with a press-stud. One inner side pocket, satin lined.textiles, domestic, black silk beaded evening purse -
Ararat Gallery TAMA
Textile, Joy Smith, Metal Zips x 3, 2002
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Drawing (Item) - Unit Aircraft of Canada Engine Installation YT74-CP PT6A-24 CW and CCW 3011700)
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Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
Painting - Framed Print, Gerald Coulson, Merlin's Thunder, 1997
Lancaster Mk1 built at Castle Bromwich early 1945 with Merlin 24 Engines. Served with 149 Squadron & 44 Squadron.Framed print titled "Merlin's Thunder"PLAQUE INSCRIBED " Merlin's Thunder" by Gerald Goulson presented to Lilydale RSL by Gordon Anderson 1997 -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Textile - Tablecloth, 2004
Paynesville Uniting Church Uniting Church Fellowship members 1998-2004 oblong cream tablecloth with the UCA logo in the centre and years and names of members radiating from it in red, black and white fabric ink. paynesville uniting church uniting church fellowship -
Latrobe Regional Gallery
Drawing, SENBERGS, Jan b.1939 Riga, Latvia. Arrived Australia 1950, Untitled, Not dated
Pencil on paperSigned lower right corner beneath drawing, pencil "J.SENBERGES". Not dated. -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Painting - Rose study, Vida May Wing, 1908-19
The French Collection was donated to the Society in 2022. This collection includes documents, artworks, books, costumes and artefacts belonging to two families. A number belonged to, or were made by the grandparents of the donor: Vida May Wing and her husband Hubert Charles McDonald. [Other items belonging to Vida and Hubert are in the collections of the Australian Performing Arts Museum and Museum Victoria.] A second significant group of objects were gifts made to the donor's family by Lucy (Jean) Hornby of Queen Street, Kew whose family had been early settlers in the district. Vida May Wing was born in Richmond in 1882. A noted teacher of plain, fancy and step dancing, during the first two decades of the twentieth century she held annual fancy dancing and floral balls, where her pupils were the performers. In 1916, she married Hubert Charles McDonald. She died in 1959.Rose Study on board, by Vida May McDonald (nee Wing). Pink and red roses on wooden panel.Reverse: "Vida Wing / 1908-19?"still lifes, vida may wing, roses -
The 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment Historical Collection
Painting - Painting WWII Pacific battle
A painting depicting "Taking Old Vickers Position, Bodubt Ridge, 28 July 1943" By Ivor Hale CBE. It was present to HQ 3 Div -
National Wool Museum
Textile - Skirt, Tina Knitwear, 1980-2000
Part of a selection of garments knitted by ‘Tina Knitwear’. Tina Knitwear was a successful made to order knitwear business in Brighton from the mid-1960s to around 2010, run by Assunta and Franco Liburti. Daughter Melissa Persi writes: Our parents Assunta (Mum) and Franco (Dad) Liburti ran a successful made to order knitwear business in Brighton from the mid-1960s to around 2010. Assunta was affectionately known to her family as Assuntina, therefore the business was named "Tina Knitwear" after her. Assunta and Franco were born in the beautiful seaside town of Terracina in Italy in 1933 and 1930 respectively. As was so common in Italy in the 1950s, Assunta who was in her late teens and early twenties learnt the intricate skills of machine knitting, dressmaking and pattern making. Franco on the other hand, learnt the building trade with his 2 brothers and specialised in bricklaying and tiling. As was so common after the war, Assunta and Franco yearned for a better life so they decided that they would get engaged and then migrate to Australia to be married and raise their family in Australia, a land of much opportunity which they no longer felt their beloved Italy held for them. Assunta migrated to Australia first in 1957 and later Franco joined her in 1958 where they were married. For the first few years, Franco (also known as Frank) worked as bricklayer /tiler on buildings such as the Robert Menzies building at Monash University in Clayton and various buildings in the Melbourne CBD. Assunta on the other hand put her machine knitting skills to use working in factories doing piece machine knitting for various knitwear companies. The hours were long, the conditions were difficult, and travel was onerous without a car. After their 2 older children were born, it was decided that dad would leave the building trade and they would start their own made to order knitwear business. That way they could work from home and raise their family together. Mum taught dad everything he needed to know so he could operate the knitwear machinery. They purchased COPPO knitting machines from Italy and a Linking machine from Germany. Initially they had a knitwear shopfront in Bay Street Brighton where a store assistant would take the orders and client’s measurements and Assunta would then make the garments from a small workshop in their home. Unfortunately, the assistants were not skilled dressmakers and often measurements and orders were incorrectly taken. Assunta being the perfectionist and highly skilled machinist that she was, decided that she needed to oversee the entire process from meeting the client, to taking their order, right thru to the fittings and completion of the garment. It therefore made sense that they should close the shop front and run their business from their own home in Brighton and hence “Tina Knitwear” was born. Together, for more than 40 years they ran their very respected and successful business and were well known in the Bayside area. They specialised in made to order knitwear for both men and women using mainly pure wool (from Patons, Wangaratta Mills, Japan and Italy) but also lurex and estacel. Over those years, many of their clients became their close friends. It wasn't unusual for clients to come to order garments and then end up in the kitchen chatting over a cup of Italian espresso coffee and homemade biscuits. Some of their clients were especially memorable and became lifelong friends. Mrs Connell was a dear friend of mum’s, each year she would buy tickets for the “Gown of the Year” fashion show. She would insist on taking Assunta and her 2 daughters so that we could see the latest fashions. Then there was their dear friend Ms Griffiths. She had been a Matron nurse at the Queen Victoria Hospital when she met my parents in the 1970s. She returned to live in New Zealand in the 1980s but came back to Melbourne every year to stay for 2 weeks with the sole purpose of visiting my parents (she adored them) and order garments. For those 2 solid weeks, mum and dad would only knit for Ms Griffiths and she would go back to New Zealand with at least 5 or 6 new outfits. I actually think she enjoyed mum’s homemade pasta almost as much as her new clothes! Over the years, my parents learnt to speak English very well given that majority of their clients were not Italian speaking. Their oldest child John born in 1960 learnt to speak English with the help of those clients who were such a big part of our childhood. Mum and dad always went above and beyond to ensure their clients were satisfied. Mum was an absolute perfectionist and it showed in her attention to detail and the quality of their beautiful work. You only need to look at the garments that have stood the test of time or speak to their clients to know that this is true. Their clients would always comment on how well their clothes would last and much of their clients came via word of mouth and recommendations. Occasionally there would be disagreements because mum had found an error in dad's knitting (either a wrong stitch or a sizing mistake mainly) and would ask him to redo a piece, he would argue back saying that it was fine, but we always knew who would win the argument and that the piece would get remade! Similarly, we recall discussions where mum would ask dad to find a particular colour of wool in the garage where the stock was kept. He would try to convince her that they were out of stock of that colour and that the client should choose a different colour. She would insist they had it and then after hours of searching, he would return into the house sheepishly holding the wool! Our childhood is full of beautiful memories of mum and dad always being present, clients coming and going, mum humming her favourite songs as she worked often late into the night and sometimes, we even fell asleep to the hum of the machinery. They put their heart and soul into "Tina Knitwear" and took pride in providing only the best quality garments for their clients. In Italian there is a saying “lei ha le mani d’oro” which literally translated means “she has hands of gold”. Franco enjoyed his work but for Assunta, it was more than just work and there is no better way to describe her skills, passion and dedication to her machine knitting… she truly did have “hands of gold”. We will forever be grateful that our parents’ life journey gave us the opportunity to live in a home filled with creativity, dedication and passion, amazing work ethic and mutual respect, lifelong friendships and a lifetime of love. Teal knitted skirt shaped with darts and with a back vent. Skirt has a silky lining in slightly darker green with an elastic waistband. knitwear, clothing, italy, migrants, brighton, knitting machine, linking machine, garments, business, family, community -
Wangaratta Art Gallery
Textile, Valerie Kirk, Caught Fish, PANGASIANODON GIGAS, 2010
Caught Fish, PANGASIANODON GIGAS” is a miniature version of the larger tapestry described below and it embodies the same ideas: The giant Mekong Catfish is under threat of extinction due to over-fishing and loss of habitat. It is beleived that the fish used to reach sizes over 3 metres, but the largest recorded catch to date is 2.7 metres – a monster fish caught in Thailand in 2005. As its fame and the mythology surrounding it increases, so does the number of game fishermen keen to land a record catch or earn a sizeable amount of money in the exotic food marketplace. However, the water flow of the river is increasingly more controlled by China, changing the natural habitat of the river. It seems that survival of the great catfish is being left to chance and the fish’s ability to avoid nets, lines and traps in the murky green waters of the Mekong. My exhibition piece is a giant, woven Pangasianodon Gigas – made as a shaped tapestry which will hang the way a fisherman would hold up his catch to display or be photographed as his trophy. The drawing was made from photographs of very large fish I observed in Laos and the detail on the body of the fish is deliberately ambiguous scales/nets. The piece will be woven on cotton seine twine (which was originally made as a string for fish netting) with mixed weft yarns. Artist statement about the work: The final work is an abstraction of fish and nets – an image made with a hand drawn quality suggesting the personal observation that goes with looking and responding with ink on paper. The tapestry technique mimics the original marks to a certain degree but is also very obviously a woven form with its stepped edges and shapes, blending of tones through hachure and broad set of warp and weft.Wangaratta Art Gallery CollectionA small tapestry of a caught fish handwoven using a colour palette of black, grey, and white.valerie kirk, tapestry, textile, fish -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Textile - PALE PINK BEADED PURSE, Early 1900s
Textiles. Pale pink beaded purse. Diamond pattern at top and bottom of clear glass beads. Floral pattern across centre of silver coloured beads. Beaded on both sides. Lined with cream coloured cotton fabric. Brass frame and clasp with brass chain carrying handle.textiles, domestic, pale pink beaded purse. -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Painting - Painting HMS Hood, HMS Hood at Port Phillip Heads 1924
HMS Hood visited Melbourne from Monday 17th March to Tuesday 25th March 1924, as flagship of the Special Service Battlecruiser Squadron, during an "Empire Cruise" around the world. For most of their stay in Melbourne, the five visiting warships were open to the public from 1.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. daily.Significant as last battlecruiser built by Britain and its visit to Port Phillip in 1924Framed painting of HMS Hood at Port Phillip Heads 1924In Memory of Peter Nall, 1954-2002 who loved Queenscliff and Point Lonsdalehms hood, watercolour, port phillip -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Drawing (Item) - Bell Helicopter 47-755-155 Light Installation Beacon Rotating
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Kew Historical Society Inc
Drawing - Property Illustration, Margaret Picken, 12 Moonbria Avenue, Kew, 1997
After training as a Cartographic Draftsman within the mining industry, I worked as a property illustrator for real estate firms in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne for 23 years from 1983. I initially photographed houses with a Polaroid camera and made a 'thumbnail' sketch while there. The photos were used to scale off a sketch in pencil and then that sketch was overlaid with drafting film and the 'pen and ink' completed. The pens I used were the Rotring ‘Rapidigraph’ drafting pens. The ink was also made by Rotring (German).The film was ‘Rapidraw’, polyester drafting film, double matte. It takes a very fine line and doesn’t bleed. As well as house sketches, there were often floor plans and site plans ordered. Aerial sketches were ordered when the property needed an overall view. (Margaret Picken, 2020)This drawing is one of a series created by Margaret Picken for a number of real estate agents in Melbourne between 1983 and 2005. Each work is signed and dated by the artist.Gift of Margaret Picken, 2020Pen and ink architectural drawing on drafting film of 12 Moonbria Avenue, Kew by Margaret Picken.12 MOONBRIA AVE., KEW / MARGARET PICKEN ~97 / WOODARDS ~ HAWartist -- margaret picken 1950-, architectural drawings -- houses -- kew (vic.), 12 moonbria avenue - kew (vic) -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Textile - Lace Trim
Whether machine made or handmade, this length of trim is dainty and delicate in the true Valenciennes style. Circles surrounding six-petalled flowers with little spiders above and below where the circles meet, it is quite beautiful. The diamond ground is typically Valenciennes as is the pattern of flowers. Valenciennes was a lace making town on the French- Flemish border which in 1780 had 4000 lace makers but due to the revolution of 1789 the number was reduced to 250. It was initially Flemish but was claimed by the French, however the centre for Valenciennes lace eventually diverted back to Ghent and Ypres in Belgium. Due to its lightness and neatness Valenciennes lace, although very expensive was simpler to produce than Mechlin lace, and was never used for expensive garments. Instead it was applied to bed linen, lingerie, and the fichu (a woman's scarf wrapped over the shoulders and fastened in front).This lace was favoured by Queen Victoria, the Empress Eugenie and others as a trim on undergarments. The basic undergarments were stays, shift (smock, chemise or shirt), petticoat and drawers although drawers were not in general use until the mid-19th century when the tendency of the fashionable crinoline to become airborne or to tilt itself at embarrassing angles made a covering garment for the nether regions essential. Drawers were just two cylinders for the legs, joined at the waist with the lower ends frilled or trimmed with lace. This trim is also suited to trimming a mob cap.Churchill Island has a large lace collection, which was added to by three successive generations of the Amess family - Jane, Janet, and Unity. The Amess family owned Churchill Island from 1872 to 1929. Jane was wife of Samuel Amess, who was the first Samuel Amess to own Churchill Island. The examples of lace are notable for their variety, and provide representative examples of techniques from the late nineteenth to the early twentieth centuries. Valenciennes lace with floral motifs with six petals enclosed within a circular motif.janet amess lace collection, lace, churchill island, janet, amess -
Federation University Art Collection
Work on paper - Artwork - Printmaking, Jack, Kenneth, 'Mt Eccles and Crater Lake, No.3 Volcanic Plains of Victoria ' by Kenneth Kack, 1961
Framed four plate lithograph depicitng Nt Eccles and Crater Lake on the Victorian cvolcanic plains. Donated through the Australian Gifts Programme by Katherine Littlewood.Edition 23/42kenneth jack, printmaking, mt eccles, volcano, lithograph -
Camberwell Historical Society
Drawing (series) - Architectural drawing, 27 Green Street, Burwood, 2002
artist, architectural drawings, margaret picken, camberwell, housesartist, architectural drawings, margaret picken, camberwell, houses -
Camberwell Historical Society
Drawing (series) - Architectural drawing, 874 Riversdale Road, Camberwell, 1995
artist, architectural drawings, margaret picken, camberwell, housesartist, architectural drawings, margaret picken, camberwell, houses -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Decorative object - Brooch 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 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.Oval gold-toned metal brooch from the Sarah Coventry jewellery range, with a central brown faux stone surrounded by four small faux pearl inlays and four small circular brown faceted glass inlays."©SARAH COV / MADE IN / CANADA" raised maker mark on the back surface.sarah coventry, jewellery, wodonga, costume jewellery, vintage fashion jewellery, brooch, brooches -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Drawing (Item) - Nomad Markings and Finishing Scheme (N22) N-00-244 Sht 1
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Kew Historical Society Inc
Work on paper, Joy Stewart, Merritt House, Trinity Grammar School, c.1978
Sydney Joy (joy) Stewart (1925-2018) was a founding member of the Kew Historical Society, and during the 1970s its secretary. During her residence in Kew, she completed numerous property illustrations on commission. These ranged from preliminary sketches, including architectural details to finished pen & ink and wash illustrations on paper. On moving to Queensland, Joy Stewart donated the remaining property illustrations in her possession to the Kew Historical Society. In 1987-88, she fulfilled a commission by the Society of designs for a series of embroideries completed by residents during the Australian Bicentennial commemorations.Prelimiinary sketch of 'Merritt House, Trinity Grammar School' by the artist Joy Stewart.Inscription: "Merritt House, Trinity Grammar School". c.1978.joy stewart, merritt house, trinity grammar school -
Camberwell Historical Society
Drawing (series) - Architectural drawing, 1/1 Mont Iris Avenue, Glen Iris, 1990
artist, architectural drawings, margaret picken, camberwell, housesartist, architectural drawings, margaret picken, camberwell, houses -
Federation University Art Collection
Painting, Abbey Cody, 'Aches and Pains' by Abbey Cody, 2022
There is an element of beauty in the normality of the everyday person in their natural environment. I find that the raw spontaneous moments captured in photographs tell stories and give insight into who these people are. Through portraiture, I have created a body of work that depicts small narratives of individuals in their natural environment, capturing a sense of the everyday, while hinting at an aspect of love and passion. Abbey CODY (2001 - ) Born Ballarat, Victoria Abbey Cody graduated from the Federation University Arts Academy with a Bachelor of Visual Arts in 2022. After completing VCE Studio Arts in 2019 Abbey Cody was selected for exhibition in the 'NextGen' exhibition of VCE student work at the Art Gallery of Ballarat. This work was awarded an Deputy Vice Chancellor Art Acquisition Award in 2022.Painted self portrait with cats.self portrait, cat, fauna, dvc art acquisition award -
Camberwell Historical Society
Drawing (series) - Architectural drawing, 37 Howard Street, Glen Iris, 1988
artist, architectural drawings, margaret picken, camberwell, housesartist, architectural drawings, margaret picken, camberwell, houses -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Drawing - CAC Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation, Commonwealth Wasp Overhaul Manual
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National Wool Museum
Textile - Wool Samples, CSIRO, Matilda's Wool Samples, 2005
Matilda was a Merino ewe who went missing for over 5 years on cattle country just outside of Hamilton. When she was found she had over 30 kgs of fleece that needed to be shorn. She was shorn in Melbourne's Federation Square in 2005. Her fleece was then processed into fabric by CSIRO. The fleece made enough fabric for six jackets. The jackets were auctioned at Crown Palladium Ballroom in March of that year. The winners had their jacket tailored to their measurements by Blazzer. All profits from the auction went to Celebration of Life, a fund established to support Victoria's Royal Children’s Hospital neonatal unitFour samples of wool in the different stages of process. The first two are of the raw fleece from the sheep, the second has been washed and combed, the third a fabric sample created from the wool.wool, sheep, merino wool, missing sheep, maltilda, fleece, csiro