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Miniature Crazy Quilt

  • Owner:
    Robert O'Hara Burke Memorial Museum
  • Location:
    VIC
  • Maker:
    Unknown
  • Pattern:
    Patchwork
  • Pattern:
    Pieced
  • Pattern:
    Embroidered
  • Pattern:
    Crazy
  • Pattern:
    Painted
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 49
    Width: 39

History

Unknown. The quilt is displayed in Mrs Hazelton's shop in the street of shops in the Burke Museum.

Description

Miniature crazy quilt either for a baby or a doll. Plain and patterned materials including velvet, satin, sateen and brocade. Four patches are embroidered and the central patch has a hand painted flower. Each patch is embroidered around the edge with a variation of feather stitch. It has a brown binding and lace edge. The backing is twill cotton.
490 x 390mm

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