Quilt No.1074VG - Valerie Gorey
Owner:
Valerie Gorey
Location:
WA Perth
Maker
Maker:
Unknown
Made in
USA
Patterms
Date:
1881 - 1900
Description:
9 patch on point with cream and tiny red leaf block in between. Wide variety of dressmaking and shirting fabrics from the 1880s to 1890s including tartan and mourning cloths. Hand pieced and hand quilted in diagonal lines. The padding is cotton and the backing is cream or white muslin. 2110 x 1230mm.
History:
Nothing is known of the maker or history. The quilt was purchased in Paducah Kentucky USA in 1996 the Great American Quilt tour at a stall at the fair. The quilt is used.
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