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Christina Kennedy

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Latitude
55.9560901
Longitude
-3.4019208
Start Date
1827-01-01
End Date
1827-01-01

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tba7cc

Extended Data

DAAO URL
https://www.daao.org.au/bio/christina-kennedy
Birth Place
Kirkliston, Scotland, UK
Biography
craftworker, was born in Kirkliston, Scotland, daughter of Matthew Linn, a farmer, and Ann, née Dick. She came to South Australia with her parents and five brothers and sisters in 1839 and they settled in the Bugle Ranges, then Macclesfield. On 26 November 1846 at Hindmarsh, Adelaide, Christina married a fellow Scot, David Kennedy (1814-1904) from Ayr, a wheelwright, carpenter and farmer. They lived at Strathalbyn, Mannanarie and Bundaleer and had two sons and seven daughters. Christina Kennedy’s Tripod Table (c.1880) of gum nuts and pine cones, embroidery on pine support, h.71 cm (National Trust Museum, Strathalbyn) was exhibited in Crafts of South Australia , Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide exhibition, Adelaide 1986; she also made a Grotto with her daughters (ill. Heritage ). Inspired by Christina, who made a variety of complex works, her husband and the five daughters who lived to maturity all appear to have been involved in craft production. Christina died on 4 June 1910. Many of the items she and other family members made are now in the Strathalbyn National Trust Museum. Writers: Kerr, Joan Date written: 1995 Last updated: 2011
Born
b. 6 December 1827
Summary
Christina Kennedy lived and worked in South Australia where she and her family were all involved in craft production. Her 'Tripod Table' (c.1880), made of gum nuts and pine cones was included in an exhibition of SA craft at the Art Gallery of South Australia in 1986.
Gender
Female
Died
4-Jun-10
Age at death
83