Historical information
Anlaby’s sheep are born, bred and shorn at their farm located in South Australia. The wool is then scoured at Michels in Adelaide, combed and turned into Tops at Cashmere Connections in Bacchus Marsh, and then Spun and Woven at a historic mill in Scotland named Johnstons of Elgin. Sewing is completed by artisan seamstresses and packaging is from a local Adelaide family business.
Established in 1839 just North of the Barossa Valley in South Australia, Anlaby is the oldest continuing merino sheep stud on mainland Australia.
Fredrick Dutton employed Alexander Buchannan to bring sheep to the buoyant market in Adelaide from Goulburn NSW. Several others speculated on possible successes, including Buchannan and a flock of 18,000 sheep were walked overland. The trek took nine months. During this time the Adelaide market prices had collapsed.
Having found land with a spring of sweet water, Dutton decided to keep his flock of 5,000 stud sheep and purchased a small parcel of land that is now called Anlaby. The property prospered and Buchannan was employed as manager for the next 25 years. At its height Anlaby covered 250sq miles – 160,000 acres and employed 70 men.
The first bale of wool from South Australia to be auctioned in London came from Anlaby. The Anlaby stud also provided the foundation ewes for the well-known Bungaree merino stud in 1841. With prosperity came a large house and gardens for Buchannan in 1861.
Anlaby was inherited by Henry Dutton from his uncle in 1895. Squire Dutton, as he was known, continued to grow the family’s fortunes and spent his money expanding the grand home and creating a magnificent 10-acre garden. Today the Anlaby merino stud continues and both the house and garden are undergoing significant restorations.
Wool continues to be one of the most important elements at Anlaby. It was the source of great wealth in the past and is now directly tied into Anlaby’s future. Anlaby makes beautiful woollen scarves, lady’s wraps, exquisite throws and small range of baby blankets.
From the moment a lamb is conceived and through its entire lifecycle Anlaby look after nutrition and quality of life. Twice a year the sheep are shorn and the wool using minimal treatment is washed, combed, spun and woven into the Anlaby product range. This attention to detail results in the buttery softness distinctive of the exclusive woollen range.
Physical description
Throw came with packaging and information card which reads ANLABY in large capital lettering at the top and bottom of either side of card.
Throw is white with green edging of 15cm on two edges. Within this edging is the sewing of a tree in white.
Inscriptions & markings
Wording: ANLABY
Pure Anlaby Merino Wool
Oldest merino stud on mainland Australia
Made in Australia
Card. Wording: ANLABY
Certificate of Authentication
THIS CERTIFICATE AUTHENTICATES THE
PRODUCT TO BE 100% AUSTRALIAN AND
MADE FROM PURE MERINO WOOL PRODUCED
EXCLUSIVELY AT THE ANLABY MERINO STUD IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA
THE ANLABY FLOCK (REGISTERED NUMBER 102)
IS THE OLDEST CONTINUOSLY OPERATING
MERINO STUD IN MAINLAND AUSTRALIA.
THE MERINO FLOCK AT ANLABY MAINTAINS A GENETIC LINE STARTED IN 1839
THIS PRODUCT IS PART OF THE LIMMITED EDITION RANGE PRODUCED AT ANLABY.
IN 2014 WE CELEBRATED ANLABY’S 175TH ANNIVERSAY
ANLABY
Reverse. Wording:
ANLABY
PURE NATURAL WOOL
THE SHEEP GRAZE AMONGST THE GUM TREES
ON THE ROLLING HILLS OF ANLABY.
ANLABY SHEEP ARE CHARACTERISTICALLY
BIG BODDIED AND BRED TO FLOURISH IN THE
WARM AUSTRALIAN CLIMATE.
OUR WOOL IS MINIMALLY TREATED AND THE
PRODUCTS ARE MADE IN SMALL RUNS UNDER
THE PERSONAL SUPERVISION OF THE OWNERS.
WE BELIEVE IN SUSTAINABLE AND
RESPONSIBLE FARMING AND MILLING PRACTICES.
THE ATTENTION TO DETAIL RESULTS IN THE
BUTTERY SOFTNESS DISTINCTIVE OF THIS EXCLUSIVE WOOLLEN PRODUCT. WITH CARE
THIS IS A TREASURED ITEM FOR
THE NEXT GENERATION.
ANLABY
www.anlaby.com.au
