Needlewomen Collection

Between Decks on an Emigrant Ship, 1850
Engraving showing distressed needlewomen below decks on an emigrant ship, with their belongings, making themselves confortable before the voyage begins

Embroidering King Edward VIIs Coronation Robes
Needlewomen embroidering King Edward VIIs coronation robes at the Royal School of Art Needlework. 1902

Needlewomen emigrating to Australia aboard the Madagascar
Needlewomen, made unemployed by mechanisation, emigrating to Australia aboard the Madagascar, with the help of a special fund. Date: 1853

Needlewomen emigrating to Australia - Home at Hatton Garden
A transit home at Hatton Garden for needlewomen, made unemployed by mechanisation, emigrating to Australia with the help of a special fund. Date: 1853

The Female Emigrants Home, Hatton Garden, 1853
Engraving showing the main room of the Female Emigrants Home, Hatton Garden, London, 1853. A fund was set up in 1849 to send distressed needlewomen to Australia

Needlewomen / Trayer / Iln
Three industrious needlewomen sit around a table sewing

Emigratino to Australia
Shipboard scene on The Madagascar featuring distressed needlewomen

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