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SKETCHBOOK - 'PERFECTION CHALK DRAWING BOOK' PATRICIA GLEW

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GLEW Patricia Frances Ms

c. 1938 - 1943

Overview

A book with dun coloured stiff card covers, black lettering on the front.
Within a rectangular box at the top is the text [THE / PERFECTION / (DEPARTMENTAL) / PASTEL AND / CHALK DRAWING BOOK.]
Below is an emblem of a circular belt enclosing a swan and reeds [No 23 / NAME.. Patty Glew / CLASS... V / SCHOOL Francis Xavior School]
Under this is the maker's information.The pages are the same stiff card and separated by tissue with various scenes pruduced with different coloured chalk.
The edges of the pages have been damaged by a combination of damp and silverfish.

Historical information

Owned by Patrica Glew, who used the drawing book as a student of Francis Xavier School in Year V. The Roman Catholic Church ran the private educational establishment. The school commenced in Armadale in 1938. It was located next to the Church, on the corner of South West Highway and Thomas Street. In 2004, the school and Church moved to Forrest Road.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-AK1994.27

Item type

Books

Themes

Education
People
Social History

Material

Paper

Width

254 mm

Height or length

188 mm

Depth

10 mm

Inscriptions and markings

maker's information [MANUFACTURED IN SEAL OF QUALITY WESTERN AUSTRALIA]

Keywords

GLEW Patricia Frances Ms

TEN HAAF Patricia Frances Mrs nee GLEW

St Francis Xavier School Thomas Street, Armadale

ARMADALE

Thomas Street, ARMADALE

Department of Education Western Australia

Place made

Armadale
Western Australia
Australia

Year

c. 1938 - 1943

Statement of significance

This item is part of a collection that tells the story of going to school in the City of Armadale from the late 1800s through to modern day. The collection aims to show how these experiences have either changed or stayed the same over time. The collection is also part of a wider collection that focuses on the stories and experiences of how children have grown up in the City of Armadale.

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Geotag

-32.155542400741, 116.01768158225

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