Quilt number:

792LC

Owner:

Lyn Cottingham

Location:

ACT

Maker:

Mary-Anne Vincent

Country/Place where quilt was made: 

ENGLAND

Date:

Unknown

Description:

Single bed quilt hand pieced from silk hexagons using the English method. The border, backing and central rosette of hexagons are black. All other hexagons are a mixture of plain colours, stripes and florals. They are randomly placed. It is quilted in a diamond pattern. The padding is a thin cotton woven material. 1550 x 1330mm

General Pattern:

Patchwork, Mosaic, Hexagon

Quilt History:

The quilt was made by Mary-Anne Vincent who was born in Stepney London in 1856. Mary-Anne was the great great aunt of the present owner, Lyn Cottingham. The quilt was handed on through family descent. It is not used now.

Story of Quilt:

"Because of the age of the quilt little knowledge is available about its actual use. However, we know that Mary-Anne was one of 6 children and never married. She lived in London and Brighton and did not enjoy good health. I have 3 postcards written by her in 1902 - 1907 relating to her poor health, one of which was sent from a convalescent home in Brighton. The pieces were sent to her niece Louisa (my grandmother) who was apprenticed to a dressmaker. We have many pieces of Louisa's needlework, samplers, embroidery and tapestries etc." [Lyn Cottingham]