Quilt No.228LHV - Loxton District Historical Village

Owner: 
Loxton District Historical Village
Location: 
SA
Maker
Maker: 
Unknown
Made in
unknown
Date: 
1921 - 1940
Description: 
Single bed patchwork quilt made of rectangular or oblong patches in various colours in mainly floral patterns. Along each side and across the bottom of the quilt are strips of black piping 1" in width and approx. 1 foot in from the edge. The filling is old blankets, and the backing is blue cotton.
History: 

Maker unknown. Believed to have been made during the 1930s, and used on a child's bed in a farm house. Owned by the Loxton District Historical Village.

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