Quilt number:

41BHS

Owner:

Batlow Historical Society

Location:

NSW Riverina

Maker:

Mrs. Plunkett

Country/Place where quilt was made: 

IRELAND

Date:

1851 - 1880

Description:

Quilt top of log cabin blocks in white and faded blue cotton twill. The blocks are joined so that the blue sections meet. The blocks are backed with flannel, and the quilt is edged with blue binding, machine and hand sewn. 2050 x 1860mm

General Pattern:

Patchwork, Pieced Repeat Block, Log Cabin, Pieced Random

Quilt History:

[Quilt was made in Ireland in 1870 by a Mrs Plunkett , grandmother of Mrs Molly Pursell. Owned by the Batlow Historical Society, NSW.