Quilt No.12RHS - Richmond River Historical Society Museum
Owner:
Richmond River Historical Society Museum
Location:
NSW North Coast
Maker
Maker:
Members of Methodist Church
Made in
AUSTRALIA NSW
Date:
1901 - 1920
Description:
Quilt. White linen, autographed, hand embroidered with names of early Methodist Ministers and parishioners' names in white embroidery cottons.
History:
The quilt was made by members of the Methodist Church, c.1911, in the Richmond River district of northern New South Wales and used at the Methodist Parsonage, Dunoon NSW. It was donated to the Richmond River Historical Society Museum NSW
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