Quilt No.190CHS - Cobram Shire Historical Society
Owner:
Cobram Shire Historical Society
Location:
VIC Northern
Maker
Maker:
Unknown
Made in
Unknown
Patterms
Date:
Unknown
Description:
Patchwork quilt in Log Cabin pattern, arranged in 'furrows', and made from cottons, wool and suiting fabrics. Centres of blocks are pastel or dark; dark colours are black, brown, purple blue and red. Pastel side of blocks includes a bright pink. Quilt backing is pieced, with a centre rectangle of cotton surrounded by 5 borders of plain and alternate rectangular pieced strips, in wool and suiting fabrics. Colours are black, dark blue, brown, green, grey and pastels. Inner lining is of cotton pieces, to which the Log Cabin blocks have been machined.
1620 x 1360mm
1620 x 1360mm
History:
Maker unknown. Left at the door of the Red Cross Op Shop in Cobram, who gave it to the Cobram Shire Historical Society.
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