Object of the month

To celebrate Mother's Day Weekend the streets of Subiaco will explode with colour and creativity as Subi Blooms takes root once again.

The Subiaco Museum is celebrating floral artisty in our own collection with a collection of floral greeting cards dating back over 100 years. 

Our collection of cards date from the early 1900s and include hand embroidered cards, hand painted designs, embossed flowers and lithographic prints. 

To see more of these beautiful cards, the messages within and find out about the history of greeting cards visit Subiaco Museum in person or CollectionsWA online. 
 

This beautiful gramophone dates back to the 1920s and was made in Brunswick USA. This stunning item is a light brown wooden furniture piece resting on 40cm high ornate carved legs.

The upper surface has three panels. The centre one is lifted to display the gramophone table, arm, speed and stop regulator (metal) with 'Musgrove Lim.' displayed in golden print.

The front of the cabinet has four doors and the two side cupboards are divided into several compartments to store records. The middle doors open to display the speaker. Each door has an inlaid irregular rectangular panel with metal door knobs. 

In 2024 this item underwent conservation work, French polish was removed and wood fragments and chips restored. The top surface has been smoothed and refinished. The two cracks in the frame stand have been filled and repaired - these can still be seen for visual representation of the repair.
The lever handle has been tightened and will now allow the top door to remain open.

A coat of new French polish has been applied and the piece has been sealed with Renaissance wax. 

Visit the CollectionsWA page to see more of the March object of the month.