Quilt No.141NWM - National Wool Museum
Owner:
National Wool Museum
Location:
VIC South West
Maker
Maker:
Unknown
Made in
AUSTRALIA VIC
Patterms
Date:
1901 - 1920
Description:
Verandah quilt. Floral and patterned cover encasing duck feathers. Silk organza conservation work reveals other materials.
1050 x 800mm
1050 x 800mm
History:
Maker unknown. From Korrumburra, c.1914 - 1918.
Donated to the National Wool Museum by the Running Stitch Group.
National Wool Museum No 940022 (No 22).
Story:
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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