Quilt No.437IT - Irene Treneman

Irene Treneman
Owner: 
Irene Treneman
Location: 
VIC North East
Maker
Maker: 
Unknown
Made in
AUSTRALIA NSW
Date: 
1941 - 1970
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
History: 

The owner purchased this quilt at a second hand shop in Albury,

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