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Wagga Quilt

  • Owner:
    National Wool Museum Collection
  • Location:
    Geelong, Victoria
  • Maker:
    Lucy Anderson
  • Pattern:
    Wagga
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 1652 mm
    Width: 1000 mm

History

The samples are examples of products made at the Returned Sailors and Soldiers Mill in Geelong but discontinued before 1960. They were used to show shops what materials were available. The samples were given to Mr Robert Anderson, an apprentice fitter and turner at the mill between 1960-1965. His mother, Mrs Lucy Anderson, sewed the samples into quilts in the early 1960s. This is one quilt of three.

Description

A quilt made from woven samples of woollen fabric with herringbone and checked designs, mostly in brown, green, blue and red. The samples are machine sewn together. It has a cream backing which is machine sewn onto the quilt.

Acknowledgements

National Wool Museum Collection

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