Collection | 2001 National Quilt Register Collection by PWH |
Owner | Albury Regional Museum |
Location | Albury NSW Australia |
Maker | Unknown |
Origin | victoria |
Pattern | Log Cabin Patchwork Pieced |
Date | 1900-1939 |
Dimensions (H x W in cm) | 100 x 100 |
History
The quilt belonged to Mrs Raymar Shaw, the donor's stepmother, who was born 1910 in a tent in Wonthaggi, Gippsland. The quilt was donated to Albury Regional Museum NSW by Elizabeth Willis of Wodonga, Victoria.Description
Log cabin patchwork pieces (2) with each block approximately 120 x 120mm. They are diagonally divided into light and dark side.Materials are mainly silks including silk velvets. Each block is stitched on to a backing square, pieces of old blanket, woollens, cottons, many very worn. There is no other backing. Quilt is hand pieced.
1000 x 1000mm