Historical information

Souvenir ware production in England grew in conjunction with the industrial revolution, railways and rising middle class. Mauchline ware manufacturers produced many sewing items, this is one of those.
Weymouth was a seaside resort which George III had favoured in the era when visiting the seaside was seen as good for the health.

Significance

Mauchline ware souvenirs represent the growth of transport and the middle class in UK. Weymouth had become a popular seaside resort after George III regularly visited.

Physical description

Needle book with mauchline ware sycamore wood cover. front cover showing transfer ware image of Bourke Street, Melbourne. Purple velvet hinge, purple silk lining with pockets inside the covers for needle packets. Replacement leaf of cream coloured wool flannel with pinked edges. Contains two needles and one packet of four calyx eyed needles

Inscriptions & markings

Bourke Street, Melbourne