Quilt number:

835AG

Owner:

Annette Gero

Location:

NSW Sydney

Maker:

Zumma Carraro et al

Country/Place where quilt was made: 

AUSTRALIA NSW

Date:

1921 - 1940

Description:

The top of the quilt is suiting samples arranged in rows and every second row has alternate dark and light cream rectangles. The back is a patchwork of dress materials. It is machine sewn. There is no padding and it is not quilted. 2160 x 135mm

General Pattern:

Patchwork, Mosaic, Rectangle, Typically Australian, Tailors' samples

Quilt History:

The quilt was made by Zumma Carraro and her mother Emma and sister, Nara c 1935. It is now in the collection of Annette Gero.

Story of Quilt:

"This is one of 4 waggas made by an Italian family after their arrival in Sydney, 1926. They settled in Marsville (New South Wales), grew fruit and ran a chicken farm. The sample suiting fabrics used to make the 4 waggas were obtained from Italian tailors who had a shop in Bligh Street Sydney. The quilts are backed in a patchwork of cotton fabrics left over from dress making." [Annette Gero]

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