Quilt No.857AG - Annette Gero
Owner:
Annette Gero
Location:
NSW Sydney
Maker
Maker:
Unknown
Made in
AUSTRALIA NSW
Patterms
Date:
1901 - 1920
Description:
This domestic Wagga is two layers of woollen army blankets with the top layer in rectangles joined in rows. The backing is hessian bags that originally contained meat meal.
11650 x 1130mm
11650 x 1130mm
History:
The maker was the wife of a butcher in Barraba NSW c.1914. It was made early in their married life. It is now in the collection of Annette Gero.
Story:
"Waggas like this are typical of the bed coverings made during the 1st World War or during the Depression��..Note the backing fabric which consists of hessian bags in which sausage meal was purchased. The bags are printed with the label: 'RYBIX' SAUSAGEMEAL SOLE DISTRIBUTORS HARRY LESNIE PTY LIMITED. 47-49 MURRAY ST, PYRMONT. 100LB NETT WEIGHT WHEN PACKED." [Annette Gero]
The butcher's shop showing the husband of the maker & their daughter
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