Quilt No.596PWH - The Pioneer Women's Hut
Owner:
The Pioneer Women's Hut
Location:
NSW Riverina
Maker
Maker:
Mrs Stuart
Made in
AUSTRALIA NSW
Patterms
Date:
1921 - 1940
Description:
The top is a wholecloth, coarse, bluish cotton, furnishing weight material, probably part of a curtain. The backing is half the same material and half is part of a brown travelling rug. The padding is 2 heavy pieces of coarse jute bag roughly sewn together with twine.
1600 x 1360mm
1600 x 1360mm
History:
Mrs. Stuart, long time resident of Rosewood NSW, made this domestic Wagga is about 1940. Mrs. Stuart made many Wagga rugs for general use in the home and always used old clothing and furnishing materials. This one was made in a hurry for her son Malcolm to take camping. Malcolm donated it to the Pioneer Women's Hut. It is occasionally displayed in the museum.
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