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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 ...
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Andrew, Florence
An apprentice dressmaker from Hurstville, New South Wales. Andrews designed and made a collection of ties between 1911–12.
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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 ...
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 ...
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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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 ...
Kennedy, Elisabeth May
Lee, Meung , b. 1875
Quong Lee and Co., Furniture manufacturers were located at 38-40 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne. They have identified by Michael Lech, curator at the Caroline Simpson Library ...
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 ...
O'Connor, Kate, b. 1876
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Bennett Pottery
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McHugh Bros. Pty. Ltd.
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 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 ...
Twynam, Emily Rose, b. 1845
Sketcher, designer and carver. Her numerous works are now owned by the National Trust (NSW).
Watson, Janet, b. 1910
Watson comes from a prominent Aboriginal family from the lower Murray region of South Australia. She learnt weaving from her older female relatives - the ...
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 ...
Wilson, Ada
Ada Wilson was a lacemaker and designer. She was president of the committee for the promotion of a School of Lace Design in Hobart in ...