Quilt No.311BE - Beverley Edmonds
Owner:
Beverley Edmonds
Location:
QLD South West
Maker
Maker:
Agnes Emma Vonhoff
Made in
AUSTRALIA QLD
Patterms
Date:
1941 - 1970
Description:
Patchwork quilt made from Suffolk Puffs in bright and pastel colours in cottons. Patches are a mixture of dark and light prints, including gingham, floral and geometrics, set in groups of 4 patches. No lining or backing. Hand sewn, the patches are joined with fine crochet cotton.
2140 x 1380mm
2140 x 1380mm
History:
Made by Agnes Emma Vonhoff (born Schultz) in Toowoomba (Qld), about the 1950s. Agnes was born 1897 in Goombungle, Qld, and died 1976 in Toowoomba Qld. The quilt was left to her son Gordon Vonhoff and on his death came to his daughter Beverley Edmonds, the owner.
Story:
The fabrics for the quilt were collected in the 1930s and 1940s, and the quilt was made about the 1950s.
Related Quilts:
Patchwork quilt made from cotton hexagon patches in the 'grandmother's Flower Garden' pattern, in bright prints and plains, with cream 'paths' made from dress material. Padding is flannel sheeting, and backing is the same cream material as the 'paths'. The centre of the 'flower' patches are autographed with friends' names and dates, as are some 'petals' and cream patches, in black ink.
1550 x 1400mm
1550 x 1400mm
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2500 x 2130mm
2500 x 2130mm
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150mm squares of old material scraps, mostly cotton, including some curtain material. There is no padding and the backing is brown lawn.
2540 x 2370mm
2540 x 2370mm
Patchwork Quilt, all cotton including filling. Pattern is "squares and diamonds". Quilt is faded but blue is probably the predominant colour. Hand stitched and hand quilted.
1624 x 1194mm
1624 x 1194mm