item details
NameTable mat with embroidery transfer pattern
ProductionMary Alcorn; designer; Wellington
Margaret Alcorn; designer; circa 1925; Wellington
Margaret Alcorn; designer; circa 1925; Wellington
Classificationmats
Materialslinen
DimensionsOverall: 384mm (width), 500mm (length)
Registration NumberGH016770
Credit lineGift of Louise Ormsby, 2010
Overview
Mary and Margaret Alcorn opened a shop specialising in 'art furniture and furnishings' in the new Kennedy Building in Lambton Quay in 1906. In addition to importing goods from Liberty's London, the sisters expanded into embroidery and embroidery design in 1921-22, when they moved their shop along Lambton Quay and took over Thomas Pringles 'novelties and fancy goods' shop. This pattern is an example of Mary and Margaret's design work for a table mat.