Quilt No.137NWM - National Wool Museum
Owner:
National Wool Museum
Location:
VIC South West
Maker
Maker:
Mrs Brown
Made in
AUSTRALIA VIC
Patterms
Date:
1901 - 1920
Description:
Quilt of brown woollen patchwork on both sides.
1770 x 1750mm
1770 x 1750mm
History:
Made by Mrs Brown, Queenscliff, c. 1920. Given to the Group by Cyril Brown. Donated to the National Wool Museum by the Running Stitch Group.
National Wool Museum No 940026 (No 26).
Story:
Mrs Brown worked as a mantle-maker in Flinders Lane, Melbourne. Her employer supplied fabric samples for the quilt which was her contribution to their home on her marriage.
This quilt is one of a collection of quilts known as 'The Running Stitch Collection'. Donated to the National Wool Museum in 1989 by the Running Stitch Group. (Barbara Macey, Lois Densham, Susan Denton and Jan Ross-Manley).
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