Quilt No.737HHT - Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales
Description:
Patchwork quilt made of hexagonal patches of variously patterned cottion chintz. The fabrics are printed with floral, geometric and striped designs in brown, blue, pink and cream stitched together by hand in no fixed pattern. There is a cream cotton backing.
1940 x 1410mm
1940 x 1410mm
History:
The quilt was made in England c.1840 and donated to the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales in 1981. Nothing else is known.
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