Textiles, black velvet tea cosy.Embroidered in velour thread. Floral design. One side has three stems of pink dahlia like flowers and leaves. The other side has three stems of yellow flowers with leaves. The tea cosy is edged with 7 cm red and yellow striped cord. The tea cosy is lined with red cotton fabric with a pink and green floral printed pattern. Both sides are padded. Hand made.textiles, domestic, velvet tea cosy

Velvet and silk tea cosy. Green velvet _(one side severely faded). Ruched silk border between the two sides. Silk deep gold merging to a smokey blue grey on the lighter green side. Purple fabric artificial pansies, and attached to the dark green side - three flowers, three buds. Olive gold silk ribbon bow stitched to hold the flowers in position. Reverse side has a posy of deep cream/gold pansies, and purple silk ribbon bow. Reverse side(inside) of fabrics is green cotton backing the velvet. A looped bow of narrow purple and gold ribbon on top on each side, joined by the purple and gold ribbon - five cms wide. At time of donation in 1966, an embroidered folding toilet holer and handpainted crepe paper table centre came from the Estate of Doris Kelly. (Information located in correspondence, 1966. Kay Mac 29.3.2022)ephemera, mementoes, velvet and silk tea cosy

Red Velvet Tea Cosy with Ornate Beading. Glass Beads Silver and White. Rose and white Braid trim. Kapok padding.stawell clothing material

This was probably used by the Powell family. Selena Powell came from Eden to Orbost at the age of 18. She met and married Henry James Powell in Orbost.This item is an excellent local example of the type of hand made tea cosies which were used in an Australian domestic setting during the 1920's through to the 1960's. Fawn coloured hand-knitted tea cosy. The wool has been brushed to resemble the fur. It has brown button eyes and the nose and mouth are sewn in black yarn. The feet are embroidered in black and it has a narrow green velvet ribbon around the neck.tea-cosy domestic-item tableware handcraft knitting powell-selena