Quilt No.943NTW - National Trust of Australia (WA)
Description:
Quilt of hexagons with a centre motif and continuous borders of hexagons and rosettes surrounding the centre. Quilt is of cotton dress and furnishing materials in red, green, yellow, purple, blue, pink and light brown, mostly florals, with some plains, stripes, dots and checks. It is hand sewn. There is no padding and the backing is calico.
2370 x 1895mm
2370 x 1895mm
History:
The quilt is thought to have been made in the 1950s. It is part of the quilt collection of the National Trust, WA and is stored at Woodbridge, WA.
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