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Order for material from J.E.S. Anderson, with sample attached

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Jayne Anderson

c. 1876

Subcollections

Maley Mill and Store Archives

Overview

hand written letter on paper with a thin strip of dark cloth pinned centre top.

Historical information

Jayne Eliza Smythe married Thomas Anderson in England in 1858. The couple came to WA in 1864 and Thomas was appointed Police corporal at Greenough in 1870 and sergeant in 1876.
Jayne Anderson supplemented her husband's income by making dresses at Greenough.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB2233

Item type

Letters

Themes

Material

Paper

Width

113 mm

Height or length

180 mm

Depth

1 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Mr Brasher
Please to send … yds drab linnen or good finished Holland & let me know if you have any fringe a shade or two darker than the pattern that will trim it or any other trimming that would look nice please send pattern If you have not Linnen or Holland that Scelica will do a good quantity
JES Anderson
2 drab reels same shade
Entd

Contextual information

This is the only note in the archives with a sample attached.

Keywords

Dressmaking

Place made

Greenough, Western Australia, Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Last modified

Monday, 25 May, 2026

Completeness

100

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Order for material from J.E.S. Anderson, with sample attached

Order for material from J.E.S. Anderson, with sample attached

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