Quilt No.988SH - The Charles Sturt Memorial Museum Trust inc
Owner:
The Charles Sturt Memorial Museum Trust inc
Location:
SA Adelaide
Maker
Maker:
Unknown
Made in
ENGLAND Cornwall
Patterms
Date:
pre 1850
Description:
Canadian Log' design (log cabin?). It is a hand stitched quilt constructed from 6,240 pieces of silk, satin, velvet, cotton, brocade and corduroy. The type of padding is unknown and the backing is cotton with a floral design. 1920 x 1900 mm
History:
"The quilt was made in the house of the Earl of St. Germain on the Cornwall-Devon border in England. It was made circa 1810. It was brought out to the colony of South Australia very early in the pioneering days." [Ron and Kay Lobegeiger, Supervisors Sturt House] Mrs. E.W.H.Beer of Adelaide presented the quilt to the Charles Sturt Memorial Museum Trust Inc. in 1967. The quilt is displayed under glass in the Grange, the colonial home of Captain Charles Sturt (the Australian explorer).
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