Quilt No.742HHT - Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales
Owner:
Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales
Location:
NSW Sydney
Maker
Maker:
Unknown
Made in
AUSTRALIA
Patterms
Date:
1941 - 1970
Description:
Quilted wholecloth cover of pink cotton material with a floral design. Quilted squares create the centrepiece surrounded by a border of three rows of quilting. It has piped edges.
The padding is feathers.
1700 x 1350mm
The padding is feathers.
1700 x 1350mm
History:
This quilt is associated with members of the Rouse-Terry family who owned it in the past and it is now in storage at the Rouse Hill Estate.
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