Quilt No.290RF - Rosalie Follett
Owner:
Rosalie Follett
Location:
SA
Maker
Maker:
Doria Randall
Made in
Unknown
Patterms
Date:
1921 - 1940
Description:
Patchwork quilt made from cotton fabric, mainly in greens.
2100 x 1400mm
2100 x 1400mm
History:
Made about 1940 by Doris Randall, daughter of Agnes Laura Randall, and used by Doris. Later owned by Rosalie Follett, and then by Andrew Eastick.
Agnes Laura Randell & daughter Doris
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Hexagon quilt constructed over papers; all seams oversewn with featherstitch embroidery. Materials are vyella and clydella scraps from childhood dresses of the maker's first four children, augmented with scraps from a dressmaker and a book of samples. There is no padding; backing is plain, pale blue, brushed cotton.
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