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Crafts

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

Crafts

Subject

Ashwin, Frederick

Baker, Frederick

Beattie, Minnie

Bynon, Augusta Jane

Canavan, Mrs

Carss, William

Cotton, Ann

Dick, Alexander

Dickie, Eliza

Doak, Margaret

Donohue, Mary

Falconer, John

Handel, Alfred

Handel, Philip

Hattersley, George

Hattersley, Margaret

Jordan, John

Kerr, Rebecca

Lees, Jane

Little, David McColl

Little, Kevin

Lyon, John Lamb

Marshall, WB

McMahon, Michael

Mealmaker, George

Moncrieffe, Mona

Parrott, William

Pidgeon, Nathaniel

Prest, Cedar

Radecki, John

Wright, David

de Lolle, Madame

Artwork displays at the Eid Festival 2007

Filigree bone carving done by Henry Louis Bertrand in Darlinghurst Gaol c1865-1893

George Mealmaker 1793

Pair of candlesticks made by Sir Henry Parkes, c1831

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Crafts

Ashwin, Frederick

Stained glass manufacturer who produced stained glass for Sydney Town Hall and St Jude's Anglican church Randwick.

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Baker, Frederick

Organ builder who made the organ at St Benedict's Catholic church Broadway.

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Beattie, Minnie

Milliner who worked in her mother's business in Pitt Street.

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Bynon, Augusta Jane

Milliner and dressmaker.

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Canavan, Mrs

Widow who supported her four children with her dressmaking and millinery business in Park Street.

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Carss, William

Scottish cabinetmaker and publican who invested in land and retired to the area later known as Carss Park.

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Cotton, Ann

Bonnet-maker who re-established her business with her sister when she emigrated from Staffordshire.

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Dick, Alexander

Silversmith whose business expanded mainly due to the clocks, watches, plate and jewellery he imported rather than his local manufactures of trophies and cutlery.

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Dickie, Eliza

Dressmaker.

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Doak, Margaret

Milliner and dressmaker who bought her skills from Ireland to establish her own business in Sydney with her sister.

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Donohue, Mary

Milliner and dressmaker who also cleaned and dyed feathers.

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Falconer, John

Scottish-born stained glass artist who established his kilns in Sydney in 1863. He produced windows for many of Sydney's iconic buildings.

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Handel, Alfred

Stained glass designer and maker.

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Handel, Philip

Stained glass maker.

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Hattersley, George

Cabinetmaker.

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Hattersley, Margaret

Manager of a lace cleaning business on Pitt Street.

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Jordan, John

Cabinetmaker who worked from 280 Pitt Street from the 1850s until 1879.

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Kerr, Rebecca

Milliner and dressmaker.

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Lees, Jane

Bonnet-maker who re-established her bonnet-making business with her sister when they emigrated from Staffordshire.

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Little, David McColl

Stained glass designer and manufacturer.

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Little, Kevin

Stained glass restoration expert.

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Lyon, John Lamb

Scottish-born stained glass artist and interior decorator.

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Marshall, WB

Stained glass designer and maker.

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McMahon, Michael

Local politician after whom McMahons Point is named. A brush and comb maker who settled on the north shore in the 1860s, his skill was recognised with a bronze medal at the Intercolonial Exhibition in Victoria in 1867.

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Mealmaker, George

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Scottish weaver who arrived as a political transportee having railed against the despotism and tyranny of the British government. Chosen by Governor King, he enjoyed brief success establishing a weaving industry at the Female Factory in Parramatta.

Moncrieffe, Mona

Dressmaker employed by Bebarfald's to promote dressmaking and colour co-ordination.

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Parrott, William

Shoemaker for John Macarthur and owner of Parrot's Farm.

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Pidgeon, Nathaniel

Irish-born cabinetmaker who became Sydney's first missionary.

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Prest, Cedar

Stained glass maker and designer.

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Radecki, John

Stained glass designer whose work can be seen in the Polding Memorial Chapel, Christ Church St Laurence and St John's Campbelltown.

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Wright, David

Stained glass maker.

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de Lolle, Madame

Milliner and corset maker who took the name of her former common law spouse.

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Artwork displays at the Eid Festival 2007

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© Danny Huynh

Danny Huynh Photography

(In the collection of the Fairfield Museum & Gallery)

Filigree bone carving done by Henry Louis Bertrand in Darlinghurst Gaol c1865-1893

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Henry Louis Bertrand

From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

[a928157 / R 14]

(Mitchell Library)

George Mealmaker 1793

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Contributed By

National Library of Australia

[nla.pic-an9918280]

Pair of candlesticks made by Sir Henry Parkes, c1831

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From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

[a1205003 / DR 3]

(Dixson Galleries)

Visual Arts