Quilt No.149NWM - National Wool Museum

Owner: 
National Wool Museum
Location: 
VIC South West
Maker
Maker: 
Unknown
Made in
AUSTRALIA VIC t
Patterms
Wholecloth
Date: 
1901 - 1920
Description: 
Children's coverlet, has a floral covering with chenille layered insert with Italian black cloth.
History: 

Maker unknown. Thought to be c.1910. From the Blackwood area in Victoria.
Donated to the National Wool Museum by the Running Stitch Group.

Story: 

This quilt is one of a collection of quilts known as 'The Running Stitch Collection', donated to the National Wool Museum in 1989 by the Running Stitch Group. (Barbara Macey, Lois Densham, Susan Denton and Jan Ross-Manley).

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