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Furniture - Paillasse mattress

Palliase

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Paillasse mattress detail.

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Historical information

The donor's husband served in the navy and used this mattress on a hammock during war years.

Physical description

A single mattress stuffed with wadding

Inscriptions & markings

Essanjay Mfg. Co. Sydney 1941

Subjects

palliasse,
hammock

Identifier

2009-176

Production methods

Sew

Materials

Hessian sack cloth, wadding, leather

Measurements

Length: 1700 millimetres, Width: 620 millimetres

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Victorian Collections

https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/6199afaa6e32888748572c9b

Accessed 6 July 2025

This record was last updated 3 years ago

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