Quilt No.42BHS - Batlow Historical Society

Batlow Historical Society
Owner: 
Batlow Historical Society
Location: 
NSW Riverina
Maker
Maker: 
Unknown
Made in
Unknown
Date: 
Unknown
Description: 
Quilt of hand sewn mosaic patchwork, with square and lozenge shapes (5cm square in centre with 4 lozenges each side, lozenges 9cm x 4cm). The top has been folded down the middle and joined along 3 edges and whipstitched together, so that the quilt has one straight long side, and 3 sides with lozenge edge. Fabrics are richly coloured satin, grosgrain, silk, silk pinwhale corduroy, plain and prints.
1970 x 870mm
History: 

Owned by Batlow Historical Society, NSW.

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