Mrs Wilkins' supper cloth
Mrs Wilkins' supper cloth
A$620.00
Oil on canvas, portrait orientation 40 × 30cm stretched and unframed. 2cm edge. Ready to hang
Nearly 100 years ago bedridden Mrs Wilkins embroidered this white on white supper cloth. She was cared for my her daughter for many years. See the Miss Wilkins’ Lace story I painted last year.
Quiet memories of care, creation and sacrifice carried in white cotton threads.
Part of the If fabrics could speak exhibition showing at Pepper St Gallery until Feb 14th 2025