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Thomas, Henry
Collection
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Thomas, William and Sarah Collection
'Clover Hill' - Feature Collection
Place
Clover Hill
Locality
Macquarie Pass
Family
Thomas
James
Related Item
The seven little Australians of the Thomas Family at Clover Hill
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Child's Dress - Thomas Family
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DESCRIPTION
Title
Child's Dress - Thomas Family
Object Type
Textile
Clothing
Date
c.1896
Description
Child's Dress.
Smocked waist and bodice.
Embroidered collar with lace trim.
Six buttons on the back.
Provenance and Signifcance
This silk dress handmade by Mary Thomas (nee James) for one of her children.
Mary and Henry married in 1896 and had ten children,
Ralph, Marie, Kenneth, Cecil, Gwendoline, Donald, Olga, Noel and Victor,
Mary and Henry Thomas lived and farmed at 'Clover Hill', Macquarie Pass. Their property was later purchased by Benjamin Horace Turner.
The family moved to 'St Ives' at Croom in 1912.
Donor
Thomas, Bailey|Whatman, Joyce
CHARACTERISTICS
Material
Cream Silk with lace edge.
Pin-tucked edge long sleeves pin-tucked at wrist, collar embroidered on bodice.
Smocked waist and bodice, embroidered collar with lace trim.
6 buttons on back.
Dimensions
57cm
CLASSIFICATION
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Costume
Secondary
Children's
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Person
Thomas, Henry
Collection
Objects
Thomas, William and Sarah Collection
'Clover Hill' - Feature Collection
Place
Clover Hill
Locality
Macquarie Pass
Family
Thomas
James
Related Item
The seven little Australians of the Thomas Family at Clover Hill
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Child's Dress - Thomas Family
(c.1896). Shellharbour City Council, accessed 13/11/2024, https://discovershellharbour.recollect.net.au/nodes/view/11921