Masterton Library Wall Hanging

1985

Liz Greville

Wairarapa Embroiderers' Guild

Accessible

Type

  • Textile Work

Medium

  • Textile
  • Linen

Dimensions

  • Total size: H1400 x W23,460mm. Panels vary in size from H350 x W350mm to H1000 x W700mm

Liz Greville with the Wairarapa Embroiderers' Guild, ‘Masterton Library Wall Hanging’ (1985), Masterton District Library, Whakaoriori Masterton

Image: Bronwyn Holloway-Smith, Public Art Heritage Aotearoa New Zealand, 2021

1985–Current

Masterton District Library, 54 Queen St, Whakaoriori Masterton

Artists
Organisations
Credit

Masterton District Council Art Collection

Associated Artwork Person(s)
    • Trevor Daniell (Architect)
Associated Artwork Organisation(s)

Description

This embroidery work has used evenweave linen.

The complete work is composed of 102 textile panels depicting the history of Masterton. 120 Guild members spent approx 100,000 hours making the hanging. The process was well documented in the book Masterton Library Wall Hanging: A Social History in Threads compiled by Maureen Bull and Bernard Burgess (Masterton District Library: 1993, 108pp).