Australian Coat of Arms, c1908
An Australian Coat of Arms, Advance Australia, c1908 cotton embroidery on linen, 16.14 in. x 17.72 in. (overall size). Artist unknown. This embroidery was more than likely, inspired by the first official Commonwealth, Coat of Arms which was granted by King, Edward VII in 1908. The design comprises, a white and blue shield displaying six small, escutcheons and a cross of St. George, featuring five six-pointed white stars. Above the shield, supported by a, kangaroo and an emu, is the seven-pointed, gold 'Star of Federation' (also known as, the 'Commonwealth Star'). Six of the, Star's points represent the six original, States of Australia, while the seventh point, represents the Commonwealth Territories. The motto 'Advance Australia,' inscribed on the, scroll at the base of the shield, was used for many, years on unofficial coats of arms, before Federation, in 1901. It was included in the 1908 Coat of Arms, and was popularly accepted in association with the, 19th century song 'Advance Australia Fair'.
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- Edward Vii - Edward VII (1841 – 1910) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1901 until his death in 1910. He was the first British monarch of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, which was renamed the House of Windsor by his son, George V.
- Federation Period - The Federation style in architecture and furniture is broadly the Australian equivalent of the English Edwardian period and extended from 1890 to 1915. The name relates to Australia becoming a Federation in 1901, when the colonies became the Commonwealth of Australia.
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