Clara Bate b. 1859

Also known as Clara Hughes, Clara Hughes
  • Maker (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
Clara Bate (nee Hughes), 1859-1914, was born in Bathurst, NSW. The daughter of a farmer she married Frank Picton Bate in 1865. Bate made a double sized quilt, which she worked on throughout her life. The quilt was finished in 1915 by her sister and has been passed on through generations of the Hughes family. The quilt has been donated to the Powerhouse Museum.
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Related stub people
  • Emma Hughes (relative of)
  • Jean Barnard (relative of)
  • Robyn Throsby (relative of)
  • Joy Woods (relative of)
  • Frank Picton Bate (spouse of)
  • John Hughes (child of)
  • Annie Hughes (child of)
Related collections
  • Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, New South Wales (collected in)