Quilt No.505WTH - West Tamar Historical Committee

Owner:
West Tamar Historical Committee
Location:
TAS Country
Maker
Maker:
Amy Howard
Made in
AUSTRALIA TAS
Patterms
Date:
1921 - 1940
Description:
Wholecloth quilt with both sides of floral cotton. The padding is thought to be hessian bags.
2060 x 1300mm
2060 x 1300mm
History:
The domestic Wagga was made by Mrs Amy Howard and at some later date was donated to the West Tamar Historical Committee in Beaconsfield Tasmania and is displayed in the Grubb Shaft Museum. It is thought to have been made during the last depression.
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