Crochet Milk Jug Cover

DESCRIPTION

TitleCrochet Milk Jug CoverObject TypeObjectDatec.1930-1940DescriptionRound crochet milk jug cover handmade by Edith May Thomas.

Cream coloured with blue, red and green beads.Provenance and SignifcanceAlfred Thomas married Edith Gabb in 1907. They lived in Sydney for a time before moving back to Shellharbour.

Alfred and Edith and their ten children, lived in the Thomas family home in Calderwood Road, next to the Marshall Mount Cemetery, and eventually moved to Jutland Avenue in Wollongong.

Alfred Thomas was the son of William and Jane (nee Pearson). He was born at Calderwood/Marshall Mount in the Thomas family home, Oakvale.

Alfred and Edith's son Stan Thomas published several family history book on the Thomas family.DonorKelly, Maurece

CHARACTERISTICS

MaterialCotton crochet yarnDimensions15cm dircumference

CLASSIFICATION

PrimaryHandcraftsSecondaryKnitting

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CollectionObjectsFamilyThomasLocalityCalderwoodMarshall Mount

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Crochet Milk Jug Cover