A tall slim gold vase with two handles decorated with pink roses, gold embossed leaves and trimmed with a raised gold pattern around the fluted top edge and bottom.containers, vases, objects

This stencil was used on bags and possibly other packaging containing grain processed and packed at Anderson's Mill. The stencil would have indicated the destination of, or origin of the grain.Rectangular; two pieces of iron welded together. Extensive rusting. Letters ANK 299 inside trapezoidal pattern. Kuala Lumpur cut out along bottom of stencil."ANK 299 / KUALA LUMPUR"

Made approximately 1890An all steel docking saw with a rough toothed blade used to saw rough wood. The steel eight hole decorative patterned handle is rivetted on with two steel rivets. hand tools, woodworking tools, carpentry tools, steel, hand saws, saws, cutting tools

A small vintage handmade metal rectangular meat chopper with a short metal handle attached to the very sharp blade. It has a turned, patterned curved wooden handle joined to this.cutters, cutting tools, butchers tools, meat chopper, cleavers, butchers knives

Used in 1890, from Freida Striezel11 piece Children's Tea Set, white with green ring around rims, and gold leaf patterned. Sugar bowl with 2 lids, 5 saucers, 3 cups.toy dinnerware, toy cups, toy bowls, toy coffee services

Cream linen supper cloth square, with cutwork eyelets and surface stitching. (missing).. 8 matching square serviettes with cutwork (applique') pattern in one corner and scalloped edgestable linen, serviettes

Four page knitting pattern booklet featuring black and white printed graphics and text. The colour cover shows a woman, man and child wearing matching knitted jumpers.front: [printed] L794 / VillaWOOL / Superwash / Slalom / KNITTED IN / 12 PLY / SIZES: 61 to 106 cm / (24 to 42 in.) / PRICE / CODE / B / PURE NEW WOOL / A Superwash / Design / Machine Washableknitting, pattern, fashion, knitwear, women, villawool

Twenty page knitting pattern book featuring black and white printed graphics and text. The colour cover shows a woman wearing a white dress and knitted red cardigan.front: [printed] Lincoln / BOOK 749 / MODEL NO. L2062 / See Page 5 / 1'0knitting, pattern, fashion, knitwear, women

Twelve page knitting pattern book featuring black and white printed graphics and text. The colour cover shows four inset images each of a child wearing knitwear.front: [printed] VillaWOOL / 12785 / PRICE / CODE / F / MADE IN AUSTRALIA / 8ply Machinewash / Tasman 8ply Brushed / Derwent 8ply / Tasman 8plyknitting, pattern, fashion, knitwear, women, villawool

Twenty page colour knitting pattern book. The cover shows a woman and girl on a roller coaster, one is wearing a pink knitted jumper, the other a crochet pink vest.front: [printed] HOW TO KNIT AND CROCHET / Patons / Book C.25 / 45cfashion, design, knitwear, home made, wool, pattern book, patons

Sixty two page knitting pattern book featuring black and white text and colour images. The colour cover features a woman wearing a green, purple and navy cardigan.front: [printed] THE ITALIAN COLLECTION / BOOK 788 PRICE CODE J / Patonsfashion, design, knitwear, home made, wool, pattern book, patons

Sixty eight page knitting pattern book featuring black and white text and colour images. The colour cover features five inset images of women wearing knitwear.front: [printed] Patons / 766 / gallery / ISSUE 1 / 1 / The Shape of / Things / Yolanda / Cholmondeley- / Smith / 2 / Kate / Summers / 3 / Julie / Rubenstein / 4 / Jo-ann / Cittadini / 5 / Kate / Summersfashion, design, knitwear, home made, wool, pattern book, patons

Twelve page knitting pattern book featuring black and white text and colour images. The colour cover features a man with black rimmed glasses wearing a knitted cardigan.front: [printed] BOOK 880 / PRICE / CODE / D / Patons / HANDKNITS / HERDWICKfashion, design, knitwear, home made, wool, pattern book, patons

Sixteen page knitting pattern book featuring black and white text and images. The colour cover shows two boys wearing knitted jumpers featuring horse motifs.front: [printed] Patons / KNITTING BOOK / NO. 347 / P&B / WOOLS / "REX" - See page 6 / 1'6d.fashion, design, knitwear, home made, wool, pattern book, patons

Forty page knitting pattern book featuring twelve colour pages. The front cover shows a man and woman standing in front of a stone building, wearing jumpers and pants.front: [printed] Cleckheaton / Merino / 4 and 8 plyknitting, pattern, fashion, knitwear, cleckheaton

Four page fold out knitting pattern booklet featuring four colour pages. The front cover shows a woman wearing a knitted jumper featuring a platypus motif.front: [printed] Cleckheaton / BOOKLET NO. 700 / Australiana 5 / IN 8 PLY MACHINE WASHknitting, pattern, fashion, knitwear, cleckheaton

Thirty four page knitting pattern book featuring black and cream printed graphics and text. The colour cover shows a woman wearing a red knitted top and cardigan.front: [printed] Knitwear Classics / By / Evelyn Bellamyknitting, pattern, fashion, knitwear, evelyn bellamy

Twenty page knitting pattern book featuring black and white printed graphics and text. The colour cover shows a man and woman standing on a pier wearing knitted tops.front: [printed] Spring / Summer knits by ... / Panda / Book No. 632 / 2nd EDITION / featuring / COTLIN / GOSSAMER NYLON / ITALIAN SILK STRAW / 3/- / 30cknitting, pattern, fashion, knitwear, women

Sixteen page knitting pattern book featuring black and white printed graphics and text. The black and white cover shows a man wearing a vest standing with a camera light.front: [printed] Hand Knitted / SLEEVELESS / SLIPONS / for men / LINCOLN / BOOK No. 680 / MODEL No. L 1313 / 6dknitting, pattern, fashion, knitwear, women

Four page knitting pattern booklet featuring black and white text and colour images. The colour cover features an image of a woman wearing black pants and a knitted jumper.front: [printed] SIRDAR / Alpaca / Classique / 7386 / PRICE / CODE / Cfashion, design, knitwear, home made, wool, pattern book, sirdar

Four page knitting pattern booklet featuring black and white text and colour images. The colour cover features an image of a woman wearing stockings, socks and a knitted jumper.front: [printed] SIRDAR / Panache / 7410 / PRICE / CODE / Cfashion, design, knitwear, home made, wool, pattern book, sirdar

Sixteen page knitting pattern book featuring black and white text and colour images. The colour cover features a woman wearing a cream knitted cardigan with floral detail.front: [printed] 1001 / PRICE / CODE / H / Patons / H A N D K N I T S / BLUEBELL 5 PLY / 5 PLY MACHINEWASH / PURE NEW WOOLfashion, design, knitwear, home made, wool, pattern book, patons

Four page fold out knitting pattern booklet featuring a colour image on the cover of two men wearing knitted jumpers and pants. Both men are holding umbrellas.front: [printed] Cleckheaton / Spectra / Cleckheaton 8 ply / Design 0141 / Sizes: 86-102 cm / Tempo / Clekheaton 8 plyknitting, pattern, fashion, knitwear, cleckheaton

Four page fold out knitting pattern booklet featuring four colour pages. The front cover shows a woman wearing a knitted jumper featuring floral motifs.front: [printed] Cleckheaton / BOOKLET NO. 664 / Australiana 3 / IN 8 PLY MACHINE WASHknitting, pattern, fashion, knitwear, cleckheaton

Peter Minko is a ceramic artist based in Bendigo, Victoria. His hand-thrown works using a fine porcelain body are usually a combination of burnished and bisque-fired ith hand-painted metallic oxides and sometimes fired a third time to apply gold or platinum to the design. He began potting in 1977 and has built a strong reputation as a porcelain artist, with work being commissioned by the Federal Government for official presentations and his designs being used by Australian Fine China for a range of dinnerware. Hand thrown, burnished, porcelain platter with central checked gold and cream under pattern overlaid with a combination of decals and hand painted gum leaf and pink blossom design. Minko / (signature) / Bendigo / Australia / 2000

In the early 20th century, smocking appears in women’s magazines and sewing manuals on garments, domestic textiles and children’s wear. The 1930s and 1940s were the heyday of patterns and innovative stitch development. Embroidery has always had a great appeal to women, as it needs few tools. Historically the skills were taught within the family or in primary schools. Articles to make or embroider had been available in kits since the 1850s. Fancy work, the opposite of plain sewing, enjoyed great popularity in the 19th and 20th centuries. Companies which manufactured threads often produced instruction guides and patterns. This instruction book has been well-used. A small 30pp book with no cover. It contains instructions for embroidery stitches, including smocking.book-embroidery smocking handcraft needlework

This book was owned by the late Dr Elizabeth Kerr and was donated to the Museum by the executor of her estate, Margaret Cameron. It was produced by Patons and Baldwins and contains knitting patterns for babies and childrens clothes.Patons Knitting Book / no. 175 / 7d. / A PATONS & BALDWINS' PUBLICATIONknitting handicrafts - history, patons and baldwins (australia) ltd, knitting, handicrafts - history

This book was owned by the late Dr Elizabeth Kerr and was donated to the Museum by the executor of her estate, Margaret Cameron. This book was produced by Patons and Baldwins and contains knitting patterns for womens garments.Patons / KNITTING BOOK / No. 182 / "RHUMBA" / See page 14 / "SWING" / See page 15 / 6d.knitting handicrafts - history, patons and baldwins (australia) ltd, knitting, handicrafts - history

This book was owned by the late Dr Elizabeth Kerr and was donated to the Museum by the executor of her estate, Margaret Cameron. It was produced by Patons and Baldwins and contains knitting patterns for womens jumpers and skirts.Patons / KNITTING BOOK / NO. 223 / "JANUARY" / See page 3 / 6d.knitting handicrafts - history, patons and baldwins (australia) ltd, knitting, handicrafts - history

This book was owned by the late Dr Elizabeth Kerr and was donated to the Museum by the executor of her estate, Margaret Cameron. It was produced by Patons and Baldwins and contains knitting patterns for womens jackets and cardigans.Patons / KNITTING BOOK / NO. 236 / "PAVEMENT" / See page 8 / "FLAGSTONE" / See page 9 / 7d.knitting handicrafts - history, patons and baldwins (australia) ltd, knitting, handicrafts - history