Quilt No.1069VR - Valerie Rivers
Owner:
Valerie Rivers
Location:
SA Country
Maker
Maker:
Unknown
Made in
AUSTRALIA TAS
Patterms
Date:
1921 - 1940
Description:
Cathedral window pattern in hand stitched quilt. Multi coloured prints form the central windows on a calico base and surround. There is no padding and the backing is calico. 2270 x 1900mm.
History:
The maker is unknown. The quilt was originally purchased in Tasmania and the present owner bought it at an antique fair at Beaumont House (National Trust building SA). It is sometimes displayed at the Smelters Home, Burra SA.
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