Doily embroidered by Maud Wilson
c. 1900oval shaped embroidered doily
Clara Maud Wilson (nee Pead, 1871-1953) was the daughter of Frederick Pead and Mary Maud (nee Adlam). Her grandfather James Adlam was an Enrolled Pensioner Guard who was granted land at Greenough. In 1895 she married William John (Peak Hill) Wilson at Greenough. Wilson had made his fortune on the Peak Hill Goldfield and built an imposing two storey mansion in front of the old Adlam cottage at Greenough for his wife.
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Stitched in black cotton on reverse "M WILSON"
This doiley is the oldest identified sample of a locally made embroidery in the museum collection.
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Greenough Museum and Gardens
Greenough Museum and Gardens
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