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Albany Leisure Hour Club Signature Tablecloth

Albany Girls Leisure Hour Club
1918
Overview

A square white tablecloth with yellow embroidered (hand stitched) names of local residents and service personnel in nine circles.

Historical information

This signature tablecloth, also known as an autograph cloth, was produced by Albany Leisure Hour Club in April 1918. The tablecloth was produced as a method of raising money through residents and service personnel paying a nominal amount of money to sign their name and then the signatures would be embroidered by the group.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-12-1998.20
Item type
Handcrafts
Themes
Social History
War and Conflict > World War 1
Material
Linen (Material)
Width
1472 mm
Height or length
1472 mm
Inscriptions and markings

Leisure Hour Club, Albany, April 1918 with 298 names

Keywords
First World War
Albany
Fundraising
Place made
Albany, WA, Australia
Year
1918
Primary significance criteria
Artistic or aesthetic significance
Historic significance
Scientific or research significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Interpretive capacity
Object’s condition or completeness
Rare or representative
Google Maps search term / URL
https://maps.app.goo.gl/gWHZtRH1mm24SAjK8
Geotag
-35.030449, 117.912878
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Last modified
Tuesday, 30 January, 2024
Completeness
100
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Albany Leisure Hour Club Signature Tablecloth. Photo: Bo Wong, WA Museum

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