Steel sword with silk-wrapped (ito) handle, brass and inlaid timber scabbard; steel dagger with decorative handle bearing a cherry blossom design; linen tags with Japanese characters in black ink, attached to both weapons […]
Material: Textile
Martha Ann Cotterell’s bonnet
Dark brown ruffled bonnet with silk flower and bow decoration […]
doll called Mary
doll with paper and cloth doll dress in green and yellow felt […]
Brett Whiteley’s hat with brooch
wool felt hat with plastic flower brooch / Collection Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, gift of Frannie Hopkirk (artist’s sister) […]
handmade footstool
footstool made from golden syrup tins covered in brown geometric print fabric and edged in decorative braid […]
convict women’s smocks
two convict women’s smocks, made of hand spun Russian linen with embroidered edging and initials on them […]
Mary Taylor’s wedding dress
muslin dress with high-waiting bodie, rolled fichu neckline, and blue sash […]
Elizabeth Broadhead’s sampler
sampler depicting plants, birds, children, and a building […]
gong and mallet
gong and mallet made from brass, leather, and felt […]
net making tools
Object in three pieces used by Glen Innes Red Cross Workers to make green camouflage nets for the Pacific War 1944-45. […]