Charlotte Rushby b. 1833

  • Maker (Industrial / Product Designer)
Charlotte Rushby was about nineteen when she made the model cottage, now in the Powerhouse Museum. She also made a model of an Aboriginal camp near the settlement. According to the family, both travelled to England in 1900 for display in an exhibition.
Tags: Model making
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Name
Charlotte Rushby
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Maker (Industrial / Product Designer)
Tags:
Model making
Birth date
1833
Birth place
Doncaster, England, UK
Death date
1914
Death place
Australia
Active Period
  • c.1852 - c.1900
Arrival
  • 1840 (To New South Wales on board the "Champion".)
Residence
  • c.1840 - c.1914 Mudgee, NSW
  • c.1833 - c.1840 Doncaster, England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book

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References [<ExternalResource: Sanders, Jennifer; et al. (1991), 'Decorative Arts and Design from the Powerhouse Museum', Haymarket, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: '[Family information]', Sydney, NSW : The Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (Powerhouse Museum) files.>]