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Book, Her Excellency's Knitting Book
Maker
Countess of Liverpool, Annette Louise
Ferguson & Osborn Ltd
Production date
1915
Current rights
Public Domain
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Brief Description
Book, Her Excellency's Knitting Book. Foreword by Her Excellency the Countess of Liverpool. Produced to be sold to fund the St John Ambulance Base Hospital. Text on front cover: For the Empire and for Freedom We all must do our bit; The men go forth to battle, The women wait - and knit. Cover design by Miss Isobel Field.
Handwritten note on the first few blank pages by Annette Liverpool (wife of Arthur William de Brito Savile Foljambe, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, the 16th and last Governor of New Zealand (19 December 1912 - 27 June 1917) and the first Governor-General of New Zealand (28 June 1917 - 7 July 1920) to explain the book's purpose, intent and use. Signature is dated May 1915.
Contains advertisements from all over New Zealand - especially of women's clothing.
Index includes: Her Excellency's patterns; army and navy garments; socks and general hints; balaclavas; mittens and gloves; cardigans; bed-socks; cholera belts; scarves and comforters; children's garments; women's garments.
Handwritten note on the first few blank pages by Annette Liverpool (wife of Arthur William de Brito Savile Foljambe, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, the 16th and last Governor of New Zealand (19 December 1912 - 27 June 1917) and the first Governor-General of New Zealand (28 June 1917 - 7 July 1920) to explain the book's purpose, intent and use. Signature is dated May 1915.
Contains advertisements from all over New Zealand - especially of women's clothing.
Index includes: Her Excellency's patterns; army and navy garments; socks and general hints; balaclavas; mittens and gloves; cardigans; bed-socks; cholera belts; scarves and comforters; children's garments; women's garments.
Production date
1915
Production place
Production period
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Hard cover; printed in black ink; illustrations.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 160 x 130mm
Signature/Inscription
Hawke's Bay Cultural Trust / Hawke's Bay Museum / Napier New Zealand, Bookplate, Printed
Classification terms
Subject date
1915
Current rights
Public Domain
Credit line
gifted by Bill Stacey
Other number(s)
940.3 Her, 8558, 38290
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