Working mainly with a pocket knife and chisel, Maude Baillie carved elaborate designs on various pieces of furniture. In 1907 she had one of her chairs exhibited in the Women's Work Exhibition in Melbourne.
woodcarver, was born Maude Golley on 17 December 1884. After her marriage she lived on Wedge Island in Spencer Gulf, South Australia, where she carved quite elaborate designs on various items of furniture, mainly with a pocket knife and chisel, including the chiffonier illustrated in Heritage and a chair shown in the 1907 Women’s Work Exhibition at Melbourne.
Maude Baillie died in November 1961.
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