Quilt number:

834AG

Owner:

Annette Gero

Location:

NSW Sydney

Maker:

Fanny Jenkins

Country/Place where quilt was made: 

AUSTRALIA VIC

Date:

1901 - 1920

Description:

Double sided cretonne quilt, red floral one side, green floral the other. The padding is layers of blanket pieces and pieces of woollen clothes tacked flat. It is machine quilted in squares from the centre outwards. 1270 x 1060mm

General Pattern:

Wholecloth, Utilitarian, Typically Australian, Re-used clothing or blanket

Quilt History:

The quilt was made by Fanny Jenkins at Daylesford, Victoria c.1910. It is now in the collection of Annette Gero.

Story of Quilt:

Fanny Jenkins was a dressmaker. She made several fine crazy quilts in the 18th century as well as this utilitarian one c.1910. "The cretone which is the floral green fabric on the reverse and red on the front would have cost 3d a yard." [Annette Gero]

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