Sarah Ann Steffanoni b. 1844

Also known as Sarah Ann Reading
  • Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
Sarah Ann Steffanoni was a gold bullion embroiderer, born in Warwick, England, who moved with her family, along with the Fairfax family to Sydney, Australia in 1853. With her artist husband, Steffanoni continued the family embroidery business, in which many prestigious embroideries were designed and executed. Among her accomplishments, Steffanoni designed the Regimental Colour of the Singleton re
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parent of
Sophie Steffanoni
1873
Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer), Artist (Painter)
spouse of
Lewis Steffanoni
1837
Artist (Painter)
a painter, illuminator and commercial artist who became an inaugural council member of the NSW Academy of Art in 1871
associate of
Lord Carrington
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relative of
John Fairfax
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relative of
Guiseppe Stefenoni
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parent of
Essie Steffanoni
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parent of
Alice Steffanoni
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child of
Ann Reading
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associate of
Lord Northcote
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associate of
Earl of Jersey
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associate of
Sir Robert Duff
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associate of
King of Tonga
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parent of
William Steffanoni
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parent of
Junior Lewis Steffanoni
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parent of
Sophie Steffanoni
1844
Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer), Artist (Painter)

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References [<ExternalResource: 'NSW Death Records : 19096/1916'.>, <ExternalResource: 'Family papers'.>, <ExternalResource: Butterfield, Annette (1990), 'Sophie Steffanoni 1873-1906', Lewers Bequest & Penrith Regional Art Gallery catalogue, Penrith.>, <ExternalResource: (1994), Craft and Home, September.>, <ExternalResource: (1870), Newcastle Chronicle, April, 21.>] [<ExternalResource: 'NSW Death Records : 19096/1916'.>, <ExternalResource: 'Family papers'.>]