Quilt No.437IT - Irene Treneman
Description:
Cotton quilt, checks, plains and patterns. Machine construction. Rectangles stitched together in strips and then strips joined. The backing is a cotton print. There is no padding and no quilting.
2420 x 1220
2420 x 1220
History:
The owner purchased this quilt at a second hand shop in Albury,
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