A tea cloth embroidered with the signatures of more than 60 politicians from the early 1900s has prompted a nationwide search for the people and history behind the names.
Complete with mended holes and small kitchen stains, historians believe the 113-year-old linen tea cloth shows the names of both federal and state members stitched around the signature of former Labor prime minister Andrew Fisher.
The years "1909" and "1915" have been embroidered on either side – the years Mr Fisher was in government.
Queensland Museum curator Judith Hickson hopes the public can help them unearth the stories behind the tea cloth puzzle, especially four signatures on the towel yet to be identified.
Read More: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-09/century-old-tea-towel-serves-up-signature-mystery/101043576
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