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Field, Margaret Ann, b. 1842
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 ...
Hume, E. A., b. 1862
Mrs E. A. Hume was a craftworker. She was a member of the Society of Arts and Crafts of New South Wales from 1907 until ...
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Harcourt, Clewin, b. 1870
Clewin Harcourt had a successful early career as an artist, both in Australia and in Europe. In his later years he lived a life of ...
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McHugh Bros. Pty. Ltd.
O'Connor, Kate, b. 1876
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Tufnell, Louise, b. 1878
Craftworker, working with fashion and costume designs featuring decorative beadwork and hand embroidery.
Weston, Nora Kate, b. 1880
Whilst studying woodcarving in London 'Chips' formed a lifelong friendship and working relationship with fellow student Eirene Mort. Upon return she taught woodcarving, carpentry and ...
Whitesides, Vera Lindsay, b. 1886
Described as a women of charm, Vera was a versatile artist proficient in a wide range of art and craft media. Best known in her ...
Rosenstengel, Edmund, b. 1887
Rosenstengel is the principal of Rosenstengel Brisbane, a designer and maker of domestic furniture. He began his career at Rosenstengel & Kleimeyer, Toowoomba QLD, later ...
Hearn, Harry, b. 1890
Harry was the son of Walter Vincent Hearn, cabinetmaker/chair maker. He founded the furniture firm Hearnstead with twin brother Ernest and became Life Governor and ...
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Mace, Violet, b. 1890
Known as a potter, Mace produced strong work throughout her career. Her later style shows more of a personal vision, as her early work was ...
Buzacotts & Company Ltd
Buzacotts (Qld) Ltd designed & manufactured chrome steel tube furniture under the brand "Steeluxe". (NB: Design historian Virginia Wright UTS) maintains Steeluxe furniture was not ...
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Bennett Pottery
Hearn Bros. and Stead
Hearn Bros. and Stead was started by emigre twin brothers Henry and Ernest Hearn, sons of cabinetmaker/chair maker Walter Vincent Hearn. The company is known ...
Ricketts & Thorp
Ricketts & Thorp were Sydney manufacturers of fine furniture. The designs were often to the clients' specifications. They worked for the NSW State Government, the ...
J. McCain Furniture
Founded by James McCain in 1926. The company also produced furniture in the 1950s and 1960s under the name JAYMAC.
Auchterlonie, William
William Aucherterlonie of Balgownie, New South Wales, made a violin in 1924. The wooden violin is held in the collection of the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney.
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Hammond, Frank
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Jarratt, Maisie
Dressmaker and specialist in French tambour beading and hand beading who worked for Madame Pellier in the St James Building, George Street, Sydney, and worked ...
Kennedy, Elisabeth May