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C.W.A. BANNER HANGER EXTENSION

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c. 1995

Overview

A length of wooden dowelling, with a white plastic covered hook, screwed into the side of it, near the top to hold the banner COA2019-12. The dowelling is an extension which fits into a hollow metal tube attached to the base.

Historical information

The banner was made by CWA Kelmscott branch member Mrs Wilma Craggs in the 1990s. It was a copy of a previous banner that had been made from Hobbytex paints which were cracking and falling apart. The new banner is made of poplin fabric with a variety of embroidery stitches.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2019.13B

Item type

Flags

Themes

Art and Design
Environment
Nature
People
Popular Culture
Social History

Material

Wood

Width

16 mm

Height or length

722 mm

Keywords

country Women's Association Kelmscott Branch

CRAGGS Mrs Wilma

St Mary's Church Hall Kelmscott

Year

c. 1995

Statement of significance

HIGH
The banner was made by Mrs Wilma Craggs, a member of the Kelmscott branch of the CWA. The banner was on display at branch meetings which were held at the St Mary's in the Valley Church hall from the 1990s to 2008. It was then used where they met between 2008 and 2019.

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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