Quilt No.706EGV - Embroiderers' Guild Victoria
Owner:
Embroiderers' Guild Victoria
Location:
VIC Melbourne
Maker
Maker:
Mrs E Barlow
Made in
AUSTRALIA?
Patterms
Date:
Unknown
Description:
Unfinished patchwork quilt top of silks and velvets in 'Tumbling Block' arrangement of diamonds. There is no padding or backing. Template papers are still in place and have been cut from magazines and letters from Melbourne.
1420 x 1210mm
1420 x 1210mm
History:
The quilt top was made by Mrs. E. Barlow.
[EGV No. 382. Any requests to the Guild for information must be in writing.]
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