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Clothing - Hand sewn women's camisole, c1893
... ...Women's clothing c1893...Camisole Women's clothing c1893 A hand sewn camisole date c1893. ...
This item is from a collection donated by descendants of John Francis Turner of Wodonga. Mr Turner was born on 6 June 1885. He completed all of his schooling at Scots Boarding School in Albury, New South Wales. On leaving school, he was employed at Dalgety’s, Albury as an auctioneer. In 1924 John was promoted to Manager of the Wodonga Branch of Dalgety’s.
On 15/03/1900 he married Beatrice Neal (born 7/12/1887 and died 7/2/1953) from Collingwood, Victoria. They had four daughters – Frances (Nancy), Heather, Jessie and Mary.
In 1920, the family moved from Albury to Wodonga, purchasing their family home “Locherbie” at 169 High Street, Wodonga. "Locherbie" still stands in Wodonga in 2022. The collection contains items used by the Turner family during their life in Wodonga.
This camisole was handmade in 1893 for a member of the family.This camisole was handmade in 1893 for a member of the Turner family.A hand sewn camisole date c1893. It has a cotton and lace underlay and features a high neck line, fine pin tucking and embroidered flowers and leaves across the front.camisole, women's clothing c1893