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Latitude
-22.1646782
Longitude
144.5844903
Start Date
1878-01-01
End Date
1878-01-01

Description

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ID
tba487

Extended Data

DAAO URL
https://www.daao.org.au/bio/louise-tufnell
Birth Place
Queensland
Biography
craftworker, came from Queensland. After studying tailoring, she supported her family by designing and making fashionable dresses and theatrical costumes. Her designs featured decorative beadwork and hand embroidery. In the 1920s she opened a small dress shop in Bondi Junction, Sydney. A talented artist, she was able to learn and adapt new craft techniques quickly and the business apparently did quite well. In 1928 she and her daughter Olive visited London where they attended classes in pyrography (pokerwork). They returned to Australia at the onset of the Great Depression and used their new skill to provide a living for them both. This entry is a stub. You can help DAAO by submitting a biography. Writers: Toy, Ann Note: Heritage biography. stokel Date written: 1995 Last updated: 2011
Born
b. 1878
Summary
Craftworker, working with fashion and costume designs featuring decorative beadwork and hand embroidery.
Gender
Female
Died
1970
Age at death
92