item details
NameBookmark embroidery design
ProductionMary Alcorn; manufacturer(s); 1920s; Wellington
Margaret Alcorn; manufacturer(s); 1920s; Wellington
Margaret Alcorn; manufacturer(s); 1920s; Wellington
Classificationpatterns
Materialscotton, ink
DimensionsOverall: 140mm (width), 150mm (length)
Registration NumberGH016448
Credit lineGift of Joyce Megget, 2009
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 bookmark.