Quilt No.534JLRH - Jenny Loder and Rosemary Hart
Owner:
Jenny Loder and Rosemary Hart
Location:
NSW Sydney
Maker
Maker:
Mrs Charles Read?
Made in
AUSTRALIA NSW
Patterms
Date:
1881 - 1900
Description:
Log cabin quilt with logs made from silks (including moire), velvets, brocades and tartan ribbons. Each square is separately backed. There is no padding.
2020 x 1460mm
2020 x 1460mm
History:
The quilt is believed to have been made by a member of the Read family, probably Mrs. Charles Read, either in Sydney or the Blue Mountains late last century. The quilt was owned by Muriel Parker (aunt of the present owners) and Rose Read, Muriel's aunt. It is not used now.
Story:
Mrs. Charles Read was a music and dance teacher who had a studio in Sydney. She was well known as a dance teacher and wrote little books on ballroom dancing to give to her students. Jenny Loder still has some of these.
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