The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Small fabric covered button with embroidered cotton flowers. There are seven flowers in all. One of each, in red, purple, light green, dark blue, orange, light blue, and yellow. The reverse side of the button has a woven white cotton backing.
Mrs Corina Levison (nee Touw) was born on 2 July 1922 in Batavia (Jakarta) where her father worked for the Dutch East Indies Government. Her family moved around with her father's work and lived in various towns in Java and Sumatra. She married an Englishman, who worked for a British firm in Medan (Sumatra), in December 1941. When the Japanese captured Sumatra, she and her husband were interned in the native jail in Medan, in xeparate cells, along with about a dozen other British subjects, all males. Corina remained in the jail for 6 months from 13 March 1942 until mid September 1942. Then she was transferred to the Internment Camp at Pulau Brayan where the Dutch women and children were imprisoned. He mother and sister were in this camp. From therel they were moved to other internment camps at Glugur, and Aek Paminke, the latter in a rubber plantation deep in the interior of Sumatra, until they were liberated in August 1945.
This button, which could be worn as a brooch, was made by Mrs Levison for her mother. She also made several others to give away as presents.
Dustjacket-style notebook cover made from the remains of a 'tikar' (pronounced teeker) or woven sleeping mat. The matting is aligned obliquely and is possibly made from strips of pandanus leaves. The
English 'Nugget' brand shoe polish tin. The whole exterior of the tin has been painted chocolate brown. The lid has been further decorated with a spray of flowers and foliage in folk art style. Flower
Dustjacket-style notebook cover made from the remains of a 'tikar' (pronounced teeker) or woven sleeping mat. The matting is aligned obliquely and is possibly made from strips of pandanus leaves. The
English 'Nugget' brand shoe polish tin. The whole exterior of the tin has been painted chocolate brown. The lid has been further decorated with a spray of flowers and foliage in folk art style. Flower
White linen tablecloth with a 85 mm wide drawn threadwork hem decorated with multi-coloured stem-stitch embroidery in mercerised cotton embroidery thread. The centre carries a 'map' representing the
British Empire Medal (Civil Division) with bow fitting for a female recipient. Engraved around edge with recipient's details. Awarded to Margaret Hope Maberley Gordon who survived the sinking of the
Cream linen souvenir cloth, embroidered throughout in fine chainstitch and hand hemmed. The long sides are edged with hand applied cotton lace. The short sides have a decorative embroidered zigzag bor
Rectangular table cloth made from plain weave cotton, with embroidered red and blue autographs. Four autographs are not embroidered; three of these are in ink and one in pencil. In one corner is the n
