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Emerald Museum & Nobelius Heritage ParkDecorative object - Two lace doilies mounted on card, Beryl Collett
... ...Duchess Lacemaker...Beryl Collett Kallista Victoria Australia doily lace doily Duchess Lacemaker No inscription on VEMU2108.1 On the back of VEMU2108.2 is a sticker on which is printed: 'COMPETITION / Section.....8C / Branch No.....Y / Member's No.....67' Two square lace doilies mounted on cards - one on blue card and one on brown card. ...These doilies were made by Kallista woman, Beryl Collett (1925-2018) and form part of a large and varied body of work by or about Beryl which is held by the Museum. Beryl created lacework in the earlier part of her life using her Duchess Lace Maker which is also in the Museum. Doilies were popular from Victorian times to the mid-20th century and were used to cover glasses and bowls or underneath functional or decorative objects. The Dandenongs have been the chosen home of many creative people who, like Beryl, have found inspiration in the natural beauty of the area. Much of this work was created by Beryl following her retirement from her accountancy job in 1980 and so epitomises the potential of the retirement phase of people's lives.Doilies are symbols of the creativity and care that women have, through history, bestowed on the sphere available, their homes.Two square lace doilies mounted on cards - one on blue card and one on brown card.No inscription on VEMU2108.1 On the back of VEMU2108.2 is a sticker on which is printed: 'COMPETITION / Section.....8C / Branch No.....Y / Member's No.....67'beryl collett, kallista victoria australia, doily, lace doily, duchess lacemaker -
Emerald Museum & Nobelius Heritage Park
Decorative object - Seven doilies, Beryl Collett, mid-20th century
... ...Duchess Lacemaker...Doilies are symbols of the creativity and care that women have, through history, bestowed on the sphere available, their homes Beryl Collett Kallista Victoria Australia doily lace doily Duchess Lacemaker No inscription Seven doilies. Six are circular shaped and one is oval shaped. ...Doilies were popular from Victorian times till around the mid-20th century. They were used as a cover for glasses and bowls or underneath decorative and functional objects.These items were made by Kallista woman, Beryl Collett (1925-2018) and form part of a large and varied body of work by or about Beryl which is held by the Museum. Beryl mainly made lacework in the earlier part of her life using her Duchess Lace Maker which is also in the Museum.The Dandenongs have been the chosen home of many creative people who, like Beryl, have found inspiration in the natural beauty of the area. Much of this work was created by Beryl following her retirement from her accountancy job in 1980 and so epitomises the potential of the retirement phase of people's lives.Doilies are symbols of the creativity and care that women have, through history, bestowed on the sphere available, their homesSeven doilies. Six are circular shaped and one is oval shaped. Two are crocheted and the rest are lace. Made by Beryl Collett.No inscriptionberyl collett, kallista victoria australia, doily, lace doily, duchess lacemaker -
Emerald Museum & Nobelius Heritage Park
Decorative object - Four lacework items and one lacework pattern, Beryl Collett, mid-20th century
... ...Duchess Lacemaker...Beryl Collett Kallista Victoria Australia doily lace doily Duchess Lacemaker lace collar No inscription Four lacework items and one pattern for making lacework. ...These items of lacework were made by Kallista woman, Beryl Collett (1925-2018) and form part of a large and varied body of work by or about Beryl which is held by the Museum. Doilies were popular from Victorian times to the mid-20th century and were used to cover glasses and bowls or underneath functional or decorative objects. The Dandenongs have been the chosen home of many creative people who, like Beryl, have found inspiration in the natural beauty of the area. Much of this work was created by Beryl following her retirement from her accountancy job in 1980 and so epitomises the potential of the retirement phase of people's lives.Doilies are symbols of the creativity and care that women have, through history, bestowed on the sphere available, their homes. Beryl created lacework in the earlier part of her life using her Duchess Lace Maker which is also in the Museum.Four lacework items and one pattern for making lacework. The items are: one lace-embroidered handkerchief; one oval shaped doily with lace around the edge; one circular shaped doily with lace around a small inner circle; and one Peter Pan style collar in lace. All are in white material. Circa mid-20th century or older.No inscriptionberyl collett, kallista victoria australia, doily, lace doily, duchess lacemaker, lace collar -
Emerald Museum & Nobelius Heritage ParkFunctional object - Lace Maker Instruction Booklet, 1900s
... Beryl Collett 1900s Hettie Collett lacemaker instruction booklet On front cover printed: 'Vol. 1 / The / Duchess / Lace Maker / Published by / The Duchess Torchon Lace Co. / 22 Royal Arcade / Melbourne' On back cover in bottom right corner: 'Wilke, Mitchell & Co. / Printers / 7 Flinders Court / Melbourne' This booklet has a maroon-color soft cover. ...This lacemaker instruction booklet together with the lacemaker was owned by Kallista woman, Beryl Collett (1925-2018) who was a skilled lacemaker from her youth and who used the lacemaker (and presumably this booklet) most of her life. Both of these may have first belonged to her mother (Hettie Collett nee Thorn) who was a very talented milliner and from whom Beryl first learnt her handicraft skills. This lacemaker and accompanying booklet are part of a large and varied range of objects relating to Beryl which has been donated to the Museum. The Dandenongs have been the chosen home of many creative people who, like Beryl, have found inspiration in the natural beauty of the area. Much of Beryl's own handiwork held by the Museum was created by her following her retirement from her accountancy job in 1980 and so epitomises the potential of the retirement phase of people's lives.This lacemaker and manual enabled women like Beryl and her mother before her to create beautiful lacework.This booklet has a maroon-color soft cover. Inside is mainly text with some black and white drawn illustrations.On front cover printed: 'Vol. 1 / The / Duchess / Lace Maker / Published by / The Duchess Torchon Lace Co. / 22 Royal Arcade / Melbourne' On back cover in bottom right corner: 'Wilke, Mitchell & Co. / Printers / 7 Flinders Court / Melbourne' beryl collett, 1900s, hettie collett, lacemaker, instruction booklet
