Philip Polglaze – Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel

Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of 'Philip Polglaze', synthetic textile / ribbon / felt / ink, maker unknown, Australia, about 1995 Rectangular quilt panel, landscape orientation, with a background of six horizontal stripes in rainbow colours sewn together. On the top two stripes is appliqued the name 'PHILIP POLGLAZE' in white felt. There is a central square of white textile with a fabric photograph on the left-hand side. Across the top and underneath this photograph are the appliqued words 'PHILIP' and 'LOVED BY ALL' in black ink. On the right-hand side of the white square are the words 'VICTORIAN AIDS COUNCIL / SUPPORT VOLUNTEER / TRANSPORT CO-ORD. / P.L.W.H.A. VOLUNTEER / SPEAKERS BUREAU / ROYAL MELBOURNE / HOSPITAL REP. / C.A.P.E. REPRESENTATIVE / VERGER ST. MICHAELS / COLLINS ST. / PETS MUSIC TRAVEL'. On either side of the white square are two large appliqued red 'AIDS' ribbons. Underneath the white square are the dates 21.10.46 - 14.12.95 appliqued in white felt. There are two rectangular calico panels sewn above and below the quilt panel which have the following handwritten inscriptions: Panel 1: 1) Loving memories of you / Phillip (sic) / Work well done with transport / It was a pleasure to work with you / Thank you / Graeme Bransgrove. 2) Geoff H? / Organiser St. Marks / Fitzroy 3) Loving thoughts / & memories / Gary Bodkin 4) LOVE TO you Philip! / Thank you for all / your supportive care / and work at St. Michael's / Rev. (signature unreadable). 5) WITH LOVE & / LIGHT / Kevin x 6) I'll (sic) will always / love you and / your memories will / be with me forever / Max xxx 7) Thank you / for saving ? the / Polglaze Family Philip 8) Ebony Hade? 9) Geoffrey Heaviside / Thanks for everything 10) DON Hay 11) Alistair Missing 12) Jill Missing 13) John Daniels / CTC / WEST 14) Thank you for being / my Kind Uncle / Love Simone Panel 2: 1) Jenny 2) Celia B? 3) Celia B? 4) John Hall 5) Jane Freamann? 6) Wallace B? 7) Bruce W? 8) SiR PhILIP (sic) / Luv / Lorraine 9) Laurie??? 10) Sr. Mary Rita RRN 11) Lyla A. Graves 12 ) LOVE Dawn x 13) Fr. Tony 14) Fr. Peter McJM 15) Bonnie Hall 16) MARY B / THANKyou (sic) FOR / THE MEMORIES x 17) WITH LOVE / PAUL & Tony 18) Love Paul 19) Lovingly yours / JAY CHAN 20) Regards Peter 21) THANK YOU UNCLE PHILLIP / LOVE KIM / POLGLAZE 22) THANKS / MATE / B??? 23) EVER REMEMBERED / WITH LOVE / BRUCE BEET 24) Love / Lyle / & / Bill 25) Mark ? 26) Thank you / Phil / Peter Doyle 27) Sylvie Cleret / Peace & Love / always / xx 28) Love Jacob 29) Keith Ross 30) Nev ? 31) Love / ? 32) Love always / Sue x 33) Joyce & Rosa Dillon? Because the inscriptions were very difficult to read, the interpretation has been done to the best of our ability.