Ornamental ruby glass lustre with ten faceted prism teardrop vase. Some sections of top are enamelled.domestic items, ornaments / decorative

White cotton crocheted square doyleymanchester, table linen

Square white cotton knitted lace doyleymanchester, table linen

Black silk, satin in gauze fan with flowers hand painted on silk, with ebony sticks and guards, all held together with a metal ring.|Could be bought in black or white, plain ready for painting at home.costume accessories, female

silver tin with 'powder' engraved on lidpersonal effects-toilet requisites, cosmetics

Cream lace insert, cross shapehandcrafts, lacemaking

Piece of crochet with crocheted crown and coronation of George VI 1932civic mementoes, royal souvenirs, handcrafts, needlework

Round piece of cream lace with raised centre.handcrafts, lacemaking

Silk doyley with deep lace borderhandcrafts, lacemaking

Small cream crocheted lace doyley with female head in centrehandcrafts, lacemaking

doyley made of filet lace with flower design in centrehandcrafts, lacemaking

White doyley with needle lacehandcrafts, lacemaking

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

From the Till collectionLight tan leather photo holder. All edges are thonged with light tan leather thonging. Front has four wheat stalks etched on it and 'PHOTOS' also pattern of grass around all four edges. Inside there are dark brown pockets to hold the photos.PHOTOShandcrafts, leatherworking

From the collection of Margaret ScarlettTriangle shaped cream crockery ash tray. Fine green line around top edge. An indentation to hold lit cigarettes in each corner. Transfer of a bulldog sitting on Union Jack with warships and planes in the background on bottom of ashtray. 'Britain's Challenge' written on top of illustration and 'Come On..' below.'Britain's Challenge' Come On.. Empire England Ivory 741personal effects, smoking accessories, civic mementoes, souvenirs

Collection of Margaret ScarlettReligious MedallionPossibly Aluminium Alloy with shank to hold ribbon or chain. St. Christopher's Medal engraved.St. Christopher's Medalreligion, christian

Valda Arrowsmith purchased this tea cosy and donated it to the society.Cream linen tea cosy with scalloped edge. Both sides are embroidered in different colours and design. One side has a horseshoe in gold silk thread and green leaves entwined in green silk thread. Scallops in green silk thread The other side has a cross, worked in drawn thread. The scallops are worked in gold silk with embroidered flowers in the centre of each. Both sides are hemmed with drawn thread.manchester, table linen, domestic items, food & drink consumption, handcrafts, embroidery

Belonged to Margaret Ord. She grew up at 31 Drummond Street, Blackburn, in 1946Porcelain head, hands, & half leg. Doll, shoes & socks painted, also painted face.Cotton stuffed body to knees. Long nylon hair. Dressed in black floral cotton dress, lace trimmed with long sleeves. Matching bonnet & cream calico apron. Probably a copy of a much earlier doll.?theatre (use performing arts), toys, dolls

Green glazed rounded tile.ceramics, earthenware

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

William Gray was the President of the Whitehorse Historical Society during the 1980s and this was the property of his wife Beryl GrayDoyly. Oval, 38cm x 27cm, Needle Lace. Inner ground surrounding the flowers, is on French Argentinian ground or mesh with cotton handmade lace.manchester, table linen

The design was offered by 'Better Homes and Gardens' magazine to celebrate the year 2000. The embroidery was done by Valda Arrowsmith and Valerie Birkett.Embroidered sampler in a wooden frame. The design was offered by 'Better Homes and Gardens' magazine to celebrate 2000. The design interprets all the inventions of the 20th century. It was worked in cross stitch by Valerie Birkett and Valda Arrowsmith. Their initials are above the Australian flag. The alphabet in capital and lower case is along the top with numbers 1-10 below them. Underneath are many 20th century inventions including television, sewing machine, radio etc. The Australian flag is at the centre on the lower edge. There is a border of wattle around the four edges.handcrafts, embroidery

Lane's pottery was established in Burwood in 1936 at 109 Highbury Rd. Burwood. In1962-1966 it was located at327 Warrigal Rd. Burwood. The company was known as Lane, Kemp, Willis Potteries p/l, but was trading under Lanes Potteries in 1940. The company produced household pottery including lamp bases and artware vases.Pink shell shaped vase. Yellow and silver paper sticker on front. 213 on base of vase.Lane Potteries Burwood Victoria. Sticker 213ornaments, ceramics

Oblong shaped sampler with the alphabet embroidered (both upper and lower case). Also numbers 1-12 embroidered. 'Life is uncertain death is sure, sin is the wound and Christ the cure'. is embroidered under the numbers with a longer verse below. 'Mary Barton finished this in the year of our Lord 1817 'is at the bottom of sampler. A vase of flowers is embroidered on each side of final sentence.domestic items, sewing, handcrafts, embroidery

When removed from the frame, in Sept 1999, for conservation work it was found that probably on three previous re-framings the work had been tacked as the tack heads are clearly visible around the edge and staple marks are also present. The conservator was able to remove some rust but not the staple marks. She feels the 'browning' of the material was caused by the wooden board which the sampler was mounted on.|The conservator stated that the material was cotton 'Tiffany' fabric.Framed sampler of cross stitch headed 'Prudence' 'Hear the Words of Prudence, give heed unto her councils and shore them in your heart. Her maxims are universal and all her virtues lean apon her. She is the guide and mistress of human life. Put a bridle on thy tongue , set a guard before thy lips lest the words of thine own mouth destroy thy peace. Let him that scoffed at the lame take care that he hurt not himself. Whosoever speaketh of anothers failings with pleasure shall hear of his own with bitterness of heart. of much speaking cometh repentance but in silence is safety'|Embroidered trees and buds, flowers, baskets all stylized. 'To labour and to be content with that a man hath. is a sweet life' Mary Baker 1803 18 M.A.G. 47handcrafts, needlework

Plaster figurine of young girl in light green dress and hat with dark green boots carrying a (broken) fan.ornaments, plaster

Two vases with grey background and blue pattern of birds, leaves and flowersdomestic items, ornaments / decorative

Round white cotton doyley with deep crocheted border.manchester, table linen, handcrafts, needlework

Originally framed by William Hayward, carver - gilder and picture frame manufacturer 54 Upper Richmond Road, Putney, EnglandFramed needlework sampler - five lines of alphabet and numbers worked in red cross stitch on a light brown material, followed by a verse, then a house, birds, boat, windmill, animals worked below. Cross stitch sampler. (See 'Other Information' for verse).Signed in cross stitch by the embroiderer, Sarah Moats, aged 10, 1836.handcrafts, embroidery

Embroidered picture of bunch of flowers, darned embroidery on fine linen.handcrafts, embroidery, needlework