Explore the CollectionQuilt Top

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.