Quilt No.437IT - Irene Treneman
Description:
Cotton quilt, checks, plains and patterns. Machine construction. Rectangles stitched together in strips and then strips joined. The backing is a cotton print. There is no padding and no quilting.
2420 x 1220
2420 x 1220
History:
The owner purchased this quilt at a second hand shop in Albury,
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2400 x 2100mm
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1620 x 1595mm
1620 x 1595mm
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1703 x 1423mm
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1703 x 1575mm
1703 x 1575mm
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1626 x 1271mm
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