Quilt No.140NWM - National Wool Museum

Owner: 
National Wool Museum
Location: 
VIC South West
Maker
Maker: 
Mr Perkins
Made in
AUSTRALIA VIC
Date: 
1921 - 1940
Description: 
Wagga, made from 2 jute bags split and hand-bound along the seams.
1870 x 1130mm
History: 

Made by Mr Perkins, Kyabram (Victoria) 1925. Donated to the National Wool Museum by the Running Stitch Group.

Story: 

This quilt is one of a collection of quilts known as 'The Running Stitch Collection', donated to the National Wool Museum in 1989 by the Running Stitch Group. (Barbara Macey, Lois Densham, Susan Denton and Jan Ross-Manley).

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