Quilt No.860AG - Annette Gero
Description:
Hand pieced hexagon quilt or table cover with centre motif of hexagons within hexagons. The remainder of the quilt is mainly hexagon rosettes. The materials are silks and brocades and it is pieced over papers in the English tradition.
1710 x 1600mm
1710 x 1600mm
History:
This quilt was made in England but has been in Australia for a long time and it is thought to have been made early last century. It is now in the collection of Annette Gero.
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