Quilt No.468PSA - Pioneer Settlement Authority
Owner:
Pioneer Settlement Authority
Location:
VIC Northern
Maker
Maker:
Unknown
Made in
Unknown
Patterms
Date:
Unknown
Description:
Centre medallion of hexagons surrounded by blocks of tumbling blocks. Rows of triangles around the edge. Each corner has a star within a hexagon. Hand stitched with the traditional 20 stitches to the inch. There is a silk tassle in each corner. Materials include: silk, silk ribbon, taffeta, brocade, velvet, striped silk, faille. The backing is cream holland.
1580 x 1510mm
1580 x 1510mm
History:
Unknown
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