- Measurements
- 159cm x 192cm
- Place of Origin
- Unknown origin
- Historical Period/Date
- 20th Century (1930-1969 Mid)/1930s
- Registration Number
- 2014-088
- Donated/Purchased
- Donated
- Techniques
- Patchwork,Stem Stitch,
- Objects
- Bed Covers,Household Textiles,Quilt Tops,
Physical Description
Quilt top comprising twenty multicoloured squares separated by lolly pink, a traditional colour of the 1930s, sashing. The designs worked are twenty of the twenty five possible designs for a Farm Life quilt as presented in Ruby Short McKim's publication "Farm Life Quilt". Stitching is almost entirely stem stitch. Designs are sketchy rather than solid.
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