Milk Jug Covers

Overview

A: Beaded cover. There are 5 rows of crochet around a circular piece of netting. This is edged in blue jug beads. Netting is soiled
B: Star shaped netting achieved by crossing over two square shapes. Edging has been embroided around then crocheted with two smaller rows of pattern then one large row with a shell incorporated in each loop. There is a hole in one of the pointed star shapes.

Historical information

The blue beaded cover is believed to have been made in the 1900's

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-124-2019.184a,b
Item type
Material
Contextual Information

Used for decorative purposes to cover milk jugs or sugar bowls to keep flies and other insects away.

Primary significance criteria
Artistic or aesthetic significance
Historic significance
Social or spiritual significance
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Busselton Historical Society

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Milk Jug Cover A
Milk Jug Cover A
Milk Jug Cover B
Milk Jug Cover B

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