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Tea set made of pine needles ; ; Phoebe Pinfold (b.1883, d.1969); 1939; 2003/53/1
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Name/Title
Tea set made of pine needles
Tea set made of pine needles
About this object
Tea set made with coiled bundles of brown pine needles woven together with yellow straw, worked in a basketry technique and decorated with orange berries & green leaves.
Tea set made with coiled bundles of brown pine needles woven together with yellow straw, worked in a basketry technique and decorated with orange berries & green leaves.
Maker
Phoebe Pinfold (b.1883, d.1969)
Phoebe Pinfold (b.1883, d.1969)
Maker Role
Primary Maker
Primary Maker
Date Made
1939
1939
Place Made
Aokautere/Palmerston North City/New Zealand
Medium and Materials
Pine needles, plywood, straw
Pine needles, plywood, straw
Inscription and Marks
Individual pieces signed by the maker 'Mrs W.E. Pinfold, Aokautere, P.N.'
Individual pieces signed by the maker 'Mrs W.E. Pinfold, Aokautere, P.N.'
Measurements
Various, life size
Various, life size
Subject and Association Description
This tea-set was made by the donor's paternal grandmother's mother.The set was made for, and displayed at, the New Zealand Centennial Exhibition in Wellington in 1939 - 40, most likely as part of the Country Women's Institute display.
This tea-set was made by the donor's paternal grandmother's mother.The set was made for, and displayed at, the New Zealand Centennial Exhibition in Wellington in 1939 - 40, most likely as part of the Country Women's Institute display.
Object Type
Food Service T&E
Food Service T&E
Object number
2003/53/1
2003/53/1
