Annie Harriet Courthope b. 1850

Also known as Mrs None Knight
  • Designer (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
Annie Harriet Courthope was born in 1850. She was embroiderer who was the eldest daughter of Edward Lane Courthope, Auditor General of the Colony of Western Australia. A smoking cap made by her is in the Augusta Museum of History, Augusta, Western Australia.
Tags: Embroidery

Citations

  • Robins, Sally (1981/1982), 'Colonial Crafts of Western Australia Research for the Craft Council of Western Australia’, Number 79.

  • Erickson, Dorothy (2000), 'Inspired by Light and Land: Designers and Makers in Western Australia’, unpublished manuscript.

  • 'Sketch of the Life of Mrs Annie Courthope nee Mitchell’, The J. S. Battye Library of West Australian History, WA, Reel 3715A, Biographical Files.

  • (1933), Early Days Journal of the Royal Western Australian Historical Society, Volume 2, Number 8, page 49.

Initial data sources

  • Western Australian artists, designers & makers (1829-1959)