Tea towel made from Federation banner, 1901
This is a red, white and blue cloth tea towel made from a banner commemorating Australian Federation in 1901. A blue cross bearing five stars (one where the arms intersect and one midway along each arm) divides the banner into four sections. The Union Jack flag appears in the top-left section, a cameo showing Queen Victoria is in the top right, cameos of the Duke and Duchess of York are in the bottom-right section and in the bottom left there is a cameo of Lord Hopetoun, first governor-general of Australia. The tea towel measures 72.5 cm x 48.5 cm.
Acknowledgements
| Credits: | Reproduced courtesy of History Trust of South Australia |
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| Creator: | Unidentified |
| Identifiers: | TLF resource R6100 History Trust of South Australia historical relics collection number HT2003.915(D) TLF resource R8035 |
| Source: | History Trust of South Australia, http://www.history.sa.gov.au/ |
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