It bears the Mothers' Union emblem and a modern picture of The Madonna and Child. The inscription is on a small brass plate on the banner stand:
In memory of
Ida Victoria Alcock
17th June 1887
8th August 1980
The following information was recorded about the banner by the late Jenny Gill:
The Banner
Lettering – Mothers’ Union: Dr. Ida Birchall
Rose: Mrs. Freda Tilsley
Crown: Mrs. Edna Tyson
Lettering –
Launceston: Mrs. Noelene Walker (St. John’s member)
St. John’s: Mrs. Pat Rolfe (St. John’s member)
Gold work: Mrs. Brenda Rees and Mrs. Ruby De Jonge
Gown: Mrs Gwyneth Henry
Swaddling clothes: Mrs. Stilze Boersma
Face: Mrs. Pam Attwood
Gold thread: donated by Mrs. Hazel Holyman (St. John’s member)
Hands: Mrs. Monica McMurdo
Veil (and setting up embroidery): Mrs. Janet Fletcher (St. John’s member)
Velvet border and making up: Mrs. Margaret Thompson
The banner was handed over to St. John’s M.U. by the Embroiderers Guild of Tasmania at the Adult Education rooms on Thursday June 6th, 1982. Present to receive the banner were Mesdames Sutton, Davis, Warren, Radford and Hebbink; and Misses Butler and Hughes.
Mrs. Radford thanked the members of the Embroiderers Guild on behalf of St. John’s M.U.
The banner was dedicated on 18th September 1982.
Mothers Union
Banner - Mothers' Union - memorial to Ida Victoria Alcock
Identifer
ASJ2024.32Physical Description
Banner for Mothers' Union - a memorial to Ida Victoria Alcock.It bears the Mothers' Union emblem and a modern picture of The Madonna and Child. The inscription is on a small brass plate on the banner stand:
In memory of
Ida Victoria Alcock
17th June 1887
8th August 1980
Historical Details
Ida Victoria Alcock (nee Bramich) died in 1980. See linked biography.The following information was recorded about the banner by the late Jenny Gill:
The Banner
Lettering – Mothers’ Union: Dr. Ida Birchall
Rose: Mrs. Freda Tilsley
Crown: Mrs. Edna Tyson
Lettering –
Launceston: Mrs. Noelene Walker (St. John’s member)
St. John’s: Mrs. Pat Rolfe (St. John’s member)
Gold work: Mrs. Brenda Rees and Mrs. Ruby De Jonge
Gown: Mrs Gwyneth Henry
Swaddling clothes: Mrs. Stilze Boersma
Face: Mrs. Pam Attwood
Gold thread: donated by Mrs. Hazel Holyman (St. John’s member)
Hands: Mrs. Monica McMurdo
Veil (and setting up embroidery): Mrs. Janet Fletcher (St. John’s member)
Velvet border and making up: Mrs. Margaret Thompson
The banner was handed over to St. John’s M.U. by the Embroiderers Guild of Tasmania at the Adult Education rooms on Thursday June 6th, 1982. Present to receive the banner were Mesdames Sutton, Davis, Warren, Radford and Hebbink; and Misses Butler and Hughes.
Mrs. Radford thanked the members of the Embroiderers Guild on behalf of St. John’s M.U.
The banner was dedicated on 18th September 1982.
Materials
various coloured cloth with gold thread detailing - wooden frameDating of Item
1982 to presentDatabase Date: Faculty Date:
January 8 2024;;September 18 1982;Online Sources
Related Collection
St. John's Church Historical ItemsRelated People or Organisations
Ida Victoria Alcock (nee Bramich)Mothers Union