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Milk Jug Covers

Overview

1. Beaded cover. There are 5 rows of crochet around a circular piece of netting/tulle. This is edged in blue jug beads. Netting is soiled

2. 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
Objects
Themes
Social History
Material
Beads
Cotton
Threads
Contextual Information

Used for decorative purposes to cover milk jugs or sugar bowls to keep flies and other insects away.
Embroidered and Crocheted pieces could be found in most Australian homes in the late 1800s to mid 1900s. Beaded covers such as this one were used to protect milk, sugar and other foods from flies and insects, particularly in the days before household refrigerators. The beads served not only as a decorative item, but for weighting the cover so that it would not fall off the jug.

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Milk Jug Cover A
Milk Jug Cover A:

There are five rows of crochet around a circular centre piece of netting/tulle. This is edged in blue glass beads. Netting is soiled
Milk Jug Cover B
Milk Jug Cover 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.

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