Quilt No.300ASA - Art Gallery of South Australia

Art Gallery of South Australia
Owner: 
Art Gallery of South Australia
Location: 
SA Adelaide
Maker
Maker: 
Elizabeth Magarey
Made in
AUSTRALIA SA
Date: 
1851 - 1880
Description: 
Frame cot quilt in cotton fabrics, the centre square in a paisley print surrounded by two plain borders or frames, then two frames pieced in alternate light and dark triangles, then a frame in a floral print. Outer border is of red fabric, longer at top and bottom to make a rectangle. No quilting. Machine sewn.
1050 x 770mm
History: 

Attributed to Elizabeth Magarey (1825 - 1920), Adelaide (SA), c.1870. Owned by Miss R Norman. Donated to the Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, in 1977 by Miss Norman.
772A32A

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