Quilt No.145NWM - National Wool Museum

Owner: 
National Wool Museum
Location: 
VIC South West
Maker
Maker: 
Unknown
Made in
Unknown
Date: 
1921 - 1940
Description: 
Child's coverlet, made from old blankets and clothing pieces with a curtain and blanket back.
1500 x 1100mm
History: 

Maker unknown, said to be from the depression era. . Donated to the National Wool Museum by the Running Stitch Group.

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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