Quilt No.711EGV - Embroiderers' Guild Victoria

Embroiderers' Guild Victoria
Owner: 
Embroiderers' Guild Victoria
Location: 
VIC Melbourne
Maker
Maker: 
Unknown
Made in
Unknown
Date: 
Unknown
Description: 
Hexagon shaped patchwork cover in an all over design based on very small hexagons in plain colours and prints. It is unfinished and there is no backing. Some of the materials have been dated to the 1830s and it is thought they came from old garments.
1600 x 1800mm
History: 

Unknown. Part of the collection of the Embroiderers' Guild Collection.

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