Margaret Ann Field b. 22 April 1842

Also known as Maggie Ann Field, Margaret Ann Lang
  • Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer),
  • Artist (Painter)
A painter and embroiderer who dedicated much of her life to the development of a new form of crocheted lace. An amateur astronomer, she wrote two books, one on Australian lace crochet that received a commendation from Queen Alexandra, and another, an instruction booklet on star-gazing.
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Name
Margaret Ann Field
Also known as:
  • Maggie Ann Field
  • Margaret Ann Lang
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Amateur astronomer
  • Writer
Birth date
22 April 1842
Birth place
Kilmarnock, Scotland, UK
Death date
1936
Active Period
  • c.1890 - c.1936
Arrival
  • 1855
Residence
  • Normanton, Qld.
  • c.1917 - c.1936 London, England, UK
  • c.1864 - c.1870 Costerfield, Vic.
  • c.1855 - c.1864 Ballarat, Vic.
  • 1842 - 1855 Kilmarnock, Scotland, UK
Training
  • c.1917 Slade School of Art, London, England, UK
Cultural Heritage
  • Scottish
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage with additions

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Other occupations
  • Amateur astronomer
  • Writer
  • Amateur astronomer
  • Writer
References [<ExternalResource: Field, Margaret Ann (1910), 'The Stars for 3D'.>, <ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, '88/958 Irish crochet square, cotton, Mrs Edwin Field, Australia, [1900-1920]', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, '88/952 Dress, infant's, cotton, Mrs Edwin Field, Australia, 1880-1890', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, '88/953 Dress, infant's, cotton muslin / lace, Mrs Edwin Field, Australia, 1880-1890', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, '88/957 Doily, cotton, Mrs Edwin Field, Australia, 1900-1915', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, '88/960 Sample, lace crochet border, Mrs Edwin Field, Australia, 1900-1910', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, '88/961 Sample, lace crochet border, silk, Mrs Edwin Field, Australia, 1900-1910', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>] [<ExternalResource: Field, Margaret Ann (1910), 'The Stars for 3D'.>]
Alternative names
  • Maggie Ann Field
  • Margaret Ann Lang
  • Maggie Ann Field
  • Margaret Ann Lang
Arrivals
  • 1855
  • 1855
Related people
  • Lang, Thomas (child of)
  • Lang, Matilda (child of)
  • Field, Edwin Richard (spouse of)
  • Alexandra, (associate of)
  • Lang, Thomas (child of)
  • Lang, Matilda (child of)
  • Field, Edwin Richard (spouse of)
  • Alexandra, (associate of)
Related works
  • 88/958 Irish crochet square, cotton, Mrs Edwin Field, Australia, [1900-1920] (None)
  • 88/957 Doily, cotton, Mrs Edwin Field, Australia, 1900-1915 (None)
  • 88/960 Sample, lace crochet border, Mrs Edwin Field, Australia, 1900-1910 (None)
  • 88/961 Sample, lace crochet border, silk, Mrs Edwin Field, Australia, 1900-1910 (None)
  • 88/952 Dress, infant's, cotton, Mrs Edwin Field, Australia, 1880-1890 (None)
  • 88/953 Dress, infant's, cotton muslin / lace, Mrs Edwin Field, Australia, 1880-1890 (None)
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