Quilt No.188BHS - Benall & District Historical Society
Owner:
Benall & District Historical Society
Location:
VIC North East
Maker
Maker:
Unknown
Made in
Unknown
Patterms
Date:
1901 - 1920
Description:
Crazy patchwork quilt in mostly dark colours made from velvet and silk. Centre panel has a circular piece made from 9 triangles. This panel is in a grey [velvet] frame or border. Seams are stitched over with herringbone stitch in different coloured threads, and some other decorative stitches are used. Quilt is dotted with 'stars'. Backing is a cotton fabric printed with bunches of pink roses on a blue and white ground. Padded, and qulted with widely spaced rows of machine stitching. Quilt is edged with bias.
1520 x 1460mm
1520 x 1460mm
History:
Maker unknown. Believed made c.1910. Previously owned by the Evans Family, Lima East (VIC). Now owned by the Benall & District Historical Society.
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