Who was Nellie Payne?

Girl Guides chair and table, Foxlease, England. Carved 1924-26.

Girl Guides chair and table, Foxlease, England. Carved 1924-26. Table, Foxlease, England. Conserved desk (2022) Close up ER initials Close up Girl Guides motif on table, Foxlease, England. Close up carved date, table, Foxlease, England. Girl Guides chair, Foxlease, England. Close up Girl Guides motif. Close up back chair, Foxlease, England. Close up scroll detail […]

Blackwood Screen exhibited 1924, British Empire Exhibition, London.

Blackwood Screen exhibited 1924, British Empire Exhibition, London. Empire screen front. Empire screen reverse. Empire screen in Nellie’s scrapbook. DB78 “Ellen Nora Payne – Woodcarver of Tasmania” by Russell Atkinson, 1975, pg. 77 – 78Chapter 12Dower Chests and a MysteryIn 1924, the great British Empire Exhibition was held at Wembley, England, and every part of […]

Chair and framed photograph, Felsted School, Essex, England. Carved 1912.

Chair and framed photograph, Felsted School, Essex, England. Carved 1912. Chair, Felsted School, Essex, England. Chair inscription, Felsted School, Essex, England Chair close up shield, Felsted School, Essex, England Framed photograph, Felsted School, Essex, England. DB65, DB66 “Ellen Nora Payne – Woodcarver of Tasmania” by Russell Atkinson Both of Nellie’s sons attended Felsted in Essex […]