Summary
Tea towel hand embroidered by Clementina Comparin, used at her house in Grattan Street, Carlton, circa 1930s. Clementina Comparin [nee Crosara] was born circa 1909 in Thiene, Vicenza. She married Giovanni Comparin circa 1929 in Italy. Soon afterwards they departed for Australia, where Giovanni had been living since 1919. Upon their arrival in Melbourne, they lived first in North Melbourne and later moved to a house in Young Street, Fitzroy before moving to Grattan Street. They had two daughters. Their Grattan Street house was refurbished in 1933 and the façade includes features typical of the architectural changes made by Italian immigrants to homes in Carlton. Clementina died in 1986.
Physical Description
Tea towel, in a neutral textile, with blue, red and green stripes forming a boarder on the vertical edges. A coffee pot, sugar jar and flowers have been hand embroidered in blue, red, green and brown in the bottom left hand corner.
More Information
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Collection Names
Museums Victoria/Italian Historical Society Co.As.It Collection
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mrs Mirella Comparin, 15 Aug 1994
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Maker
Mrs Clementina Comparin (née Crosara), Carlton, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1930s
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Place & Date Used
Grattan Street, Carlton, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1930s-1950s
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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overall dimensions
100 cm (Length)
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Keywords
Crafts, Domestic Equipment, Embroidery, Italian Communities, Italian Immigration, Table Linen
