Quilt No.782JT - Nicholas John Turner
Owner:
Nicholas John Turner
Location:
ACT
Maker
Maker:
Hartley Schultz
Made in
AUSTRALIA NSW
Patterms
Date:
1941 - 1970
Description:
Fox skin rug made from the backs of 42 fox skins. The backing is red felt with a stamped scalloped edge extending beyond the skins.
1680 x 1230mm
History:
The rug was made by Hartley Schultz at his tannery in Hammond Avenue Wagga Wagga in the early 1950s. John Edward Hepburn bought the rug for his wife Joan Patricia Hepburn (born Nixon). It is now owned by Nicholas John Turner, grandson and used all the time by him.
John Hepburn with grandson Nicholas Turner, 1996
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Longest part: 800mm
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