Ceramic shard with white glazed finish and a blue geometric design. blue geometric designpottery, ceramic, archaeology

Ceramic shard with glazed finish with a decorative design in pink, yellow and blue.Hellenistic geometric designpottery, ceramic, archaeology

Ceramic shard with white glazed finish Embossed geometric designpottery, ceramic, archaeology

Ceramic shard with white glazed finish Embossed geometric designpottery, ceramic, archaeology

The fringed tablecloth is an example of a domestic item brought to Australia by early settlers in the Western District of Victoria as a home comfort.The fringed tablecloth helps tell the story of the arrival of European settlers and the small, light home comforts they brought with them to maintain a meaningful connection to home.Fringed and lined square tablecloth. The front is hand embroidered on brown loose weave fabric, the back a pale yellow polished cotton fabric. The edges on the back have been turned and machine-stitched. Hand-stitching has been used to join the top to the back and to add the fringe around the edges. The embroidery uses tapestry wool in cream, yellow, brown and green tones. The style is possibly an example of European folk-style hardanger embroidery technique. An inscription on a pink ribbon is sewn onto the reverse.“S F . 31303 OLIVER YEA - - [undecipherable]”flagstaff hill, warrnambool, maritime village, maritime museum, flagstaff hill maritime museum & village, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, tablecloth, fringed tablecloth, embroidered tablecloth, european embroidery, hand sewing, domestic object, handmade, textile, silk thread, geometric design, vintage, long-stitch, zigzag design, decorative, home décor, domestic linen, table linen, hardanger embroidery, hardanger

Ian PAGE Ian Page was an Art Lecturer at the Ballarat Teachers' College, and the Ballarat College of Advanced Education. Both are predecessor institutions of Federation University Australia. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 2000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Framed geometric design painting by Ian Page. art, artwork, ian page, page, ballarat teachers' college, ballarat college of advanced education

See 359Border tile glazed with light orange and dark orange geometric design cut into surface.676 (on back)ceramics, earthenware

Stitched in the donor's mother's home in Vietnam by ladies in VietnamWhite linen serviette with a geometric design in drawn thread work and embroidery in one corner.embroidery, drawn thread, vietnam

152 p. : ill. Blue, red and gold cover, embossed in black - geometric design and leaves. fictionmary emma martin (mrs a. h. martin), children's fiction

This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 2000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Geometric design in green and blue with orange circle at the top, and a "ribbon" emanating from the structure below.art, artwork, virginia jay, blue

Drawn thread work on white linen in a geometric design. Stitchery is in context with work from Northern Europe and Russia.embroidery, drawn thread, mats, russia

Mac's Shortbread Co dates its history back to a family bakery in Abbotsford opened in the 1860's producing bread for the goldfields. This eventually became McAlpine's Flour. This business was sold in 1960 and the family then purchased a cake shop, leading to building a biscuit factory. (This is thought to have been the Surrey Hills site). The company outgrew this and moved to 5 Tate Drive, Kerang. (Further research required.) Australia adopted metric units of measurement in July 1974, so this object was manufactured after 1974.This tin is material evidence of the small area of industrial activities that once existed in Surrey Hills.A cylindrical tin with a silvered interior and the outside finished in a white enamel paint, on which there is a geometric design incorporating a butterfly.On a label incorporated in the design: "Mac's / MAC'S SHORTBREAD CO. 1 NORFOLK RD./ SURREY HILLS, VIC. AUST. 3127 - 8360333 / BUTTER / SHORTBREAD / INGREDIENTS: WHEAT FLOUR, CHOICE BUTTER, / SUGAR, EVAPORATED MILK, BAKING POWDER / 300 g NET"bakeries, surrey hills, mac's shortbread, norfolk road

This artwork was created as part of the APW Collie Print Trust Printmaking Fellowship awarded to David Sequeira by Australian Print Workshop.Artwork produced in collaboration with APW printers at Australian Print Workshop, Melbourne.australian art, contemporary art, geometric abstraction, design, colour, work on paper, identity, colour theory

This artwork was created as part of the APW Collie Print Trust Printmaking Fellowship awarded to David Sequeira by Australian Print Workshop.Artwork produced in collaboration with APW printers at Australian Print Workshop, Melbourne.australian art, contemporary art, geometric abstraction, design, colour, work on paper, identity, colour theory

This is a Victorian mourning sampler.This handwork is an example of the needlework skills of women in early settler families.Sampler of needlework with "sweet rest in heaven" . Simple geometric design and flowers. Gold and green carved ornate frame with nails.handcraft needlework hobbies

Cream cotton fabric with wide (5 cms) border in geometric design in red, black, green, blue and yellow. Albaniaembroidery, cross stitch, mats, albania, 1960-80, geometric

Cream mat decorated with a geometric design in blue, green and brown in double running stitch on cream even weave fabric.embroidery, mat, double running stitch

Greek cross stitch design on heavy cotton even weave fabric. Geometric design in red, pink, orange, green and black. embroidery, cross stitch, panel, greece

Purchased by donor at a museum in CreteTable runner. Cretan embroidery worked on cream cotton fabric, and multi coloured embroidery in a geometric design with very bright coloured threads.embroidery, runner, cretan, fringing

384 p. : ill. ; red cover embossed in black with geometric design. Title printed in red on gold rectangle on front cover, and on spine.fictionFictionalised account of the life of Richard Hunne, an English merchant who during the reign of Henry VIII, and just prior to the English Reformation, fell into dispute with the Catholic Church, was accused of heresy, and died in mysterious circumstances in prison.fiction, george e.sargent, robert hisshion

Huddart Parker traded between 1876 and 1961. It was established in 1876 by James Huddart, T.J. Parker, John Traill and Captain T. Webb. The business rapidly expanded and was travelling between Melbourne and Sydney by 1882 and Melbourne to Adelaide from 1886. The Company was established in Geelong but moved its offices to Melbourne by 1890. It is likely this saucer was used on the Huddart Parker shipping line some time between 1876 and 1961. Historically, the early establishment of the company in Geelong is significant for the region. The object is significant for its connection to early Victorian transport from regional ports to larger cities.A white glazed saucer with a blue transfer print with geometric design on rim. Huddart & Parker Co. logo transfer print on rim and base.Makers Mark: "C McDANN & CO ENGLAND HANLEY R.NO 764041" on base. "HUDDART PARKER LINE" logo on rim.geelong maritime museum, huddart parker line, huddart parker, c. mcdann and company, hanley, shipping lines geelong

Traditional Banjara (Tribal) bag from regions like Kutch in Gunjarat or Rajasthan, India. "Bagchi" or dowry bags, traditionally handmade and gifted during weddings and engagements.Heavily embroidered in a geometric design with shisha mirrors in reds, black and cream. Small pom poms attached. Cream and blue cord and blue bead.bag, india

These items were in the Ballarat School of Mines Museum, and when the museum was closed they were saved from the tip, and returned decades later. The Alafolo or afui are anthropomorphic clubs found across the island of Malaita. As war clubs, blows were struck with the edges of the club, which varied in length from under three to four feet. At least some of these clubs served a largely ceremonial function, particularly those rare examples with shell inlay. Malaitans war clubs are usually made of tooa, a reddish hardwood. Most finished clubs are submerged in mud (saltwater or fresh) for about a month, during which time they acquire a glossy black finish.Two native weapons, probably South Pacific in origin. .1) light coloured timber paddle with carving. Possibly Solomon Islands. .2) A dark coloured Alafolo made with heavy ironwood, with geometric designs from the Solomon Islands with stylized face, carved geometric design at top end; two carved rings with geometric design between them toward bottom end.ballarat school of mines, ballarat school of mines museum, ethnographic, paddle, club, ethnographic material, new number, solomon island, alafolo, malaita, weapons, new guinea

Made and donated by the donor.Exquisite drawn and pulled thread table cloth in a modern design. It is cream lauder gauze with a geometric design in pulled thread in each corner and two borders.embroidery, drawn thread, pulled thread, table cloth

Picture of a 70 year old (dating back to WW2) high school text book in the Ancient Greek language which belonged to Effie Palmer-Detsimas. A school text book with a pink roneo printed cover with ancient Greek figures on the front and a geometric design on the back. There are 174 pages and the text is written in Ancient Greek.

White and blue reverse applique on red ground in geometric design. The fabric includes some synthetic, and is embroidered in yellow, pink and green rayon threads, and a silver thread.embroidery, quilting, reverse applique, applique, south america, 1970's

303 p. : brown cover imprinted in black with with geometric design. Title and attribution ("by the author of John Halifax, Gentleman") imprinted on front cover in black, and on spine in gold.fictionfiction, dinah maria mulock craik