Mulvany, Josephine (1901–1967)

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Mulvany, Josephine (1901–1967)

New Zealand weaver. Name variations: Josephine Glasgow. Born Mar 6, 1901, in Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand; died Oct 6, 1967, at Christchurch, New Zealand; dau. of Thomas John Mulvany and Mary (Reilly) Mulvany; sister of Sybil Mary Mulvany; m. William Charles Daniel Glasgow, 1936; children: daughters.

Traveled with sister to Britain and trained at London School of Weaving (1927); worked under trade name, Taniko Weavers, at Newmarket, Auckland (1928–36).

See also Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (Vol. 4).

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