Quilt No.764PHM - Powerhouse Museum
Description:
"A rectangular patchwork medallion quilt or coverlet, machine sewn from delicately coloured plain and printed cotton shirting fabrics in fine stripe, spot and check patterns. The fabrics were probably obtained from a manufacturer's superceded swatchbook. The design is of medallion type with a central rectangular panel surrounded by three deep borders, all separated by narrow strip borders. The central panel and deep borders are made from small triangular patches that form dynamic geometric patterns of squares, diamonds and chevrons. The quilt is backed with patched white cotton fabric,...
History:
The museum bought the quilt in 1986 from Quintessential Curios and Antiques of Newtown Sydney, NSW. No earlier provenance information available.
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