Explore the CollectionQuilt

Measurements

180cm x 170cm

Place of Origin

Australia

Historical Period/Date

20th Century (1900-1929 Early)/1920s

Registration Number

2016-001

Donated/Purchased

Donated

Techniques

Buttonhole Stitch,Chain Stitch,Detached Chain Stitch,Feather Stitch,Long and Short Stitch,Pieced Patchwork,Satin Stitch,Stem Stitch,Surface Stitchery,

Objects

Bed Covers,Household Textiles,Quilts,

Physical Description

Crazy patchwork quilt, possibly 1920s, made from mostly cotton fabrics with some silks and velvets, printed fabrics and lace. Embroidery is worked in surface stitches including feather, chain, buttonhole, stem, long and short, satin and lazy daisy stitch. Patches are tacked down. Embroidery is worked over the tacking. There is no quilting of pieces together. The backing is teatowels - some striped, some waffle weave.