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'EARNING CASH INCOME - WOMEN' produced the following results:
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[ 960NGA ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Frame
Owner: National Gallery of Australia - Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA VIC - Date: 1851 - 1880
Story of Quilt: "Mary Ann Brunton (Australia born 1851-Australia died 1930) began making the quilt in 1873, when she was living at Sandhurst near Bendigo, Victoria. Mary Ann was a dressmaker and the fabrics in the centre of the quilt were saved from..." |
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[ 989TL ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Pieced Repeat Block
Owner: Thelma Lithgow - Country/Place Created: SHIPBOARD England - Date: 1881 - 1900
Story of Quilt: "Margaret Clucas nee Lewin, born Isle of Man 1834, married John Clucas and migrated to Australia via England, travelling on the cargo passenger ship the 'Potosi' 1882. While travelling on the 'Potosi' Margaret made the quilt top but..." |
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[ 1000GB ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Pieced Repeat Block, Log Cabin
Owner: Giuliana Bond - Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA WA - Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "Kim's Cot Quilt. My eldest son Kim was born in November 1959 and my grandmother Leonilde Palandri nee Vignaroli presented me with this quilt when Kim was three weeks old. She must therefore have constructed the quilt in the few..." |
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[ 1006JC ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Mosaic, Rectangle, Typically Australian, Tailors' samples
Owner: Josephine Curtis - Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA NSW - Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "The quilt shown in the enclosed photograph was originally made by my mother Mrs Valencia Venn (born 1892 died 1985) from the material pieces of men's suit swatches in 1960. The swatches came from her nephew's menswear shop which was..." |
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[ 1008RC ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Suffolk Puff
Owner: Robyna L Curley - Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA NSW - Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "Mrs Phillips was an amazing women who had lived her life on the establishment of NSW railway lines as a cook, mother and wife." [Robyna Curley] |
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[ 1032NG ] Quilt Style: Wholecloth, Quilting as major design element
Owner: Narelle Grieve - Country/Place Created: WALES - Date: 1921 - 1940
Story of Quilt: "Â...Â...Â..."Months after salvaging the quilt from a garage sale in the Sydney suburb of Gordon, Narelle noticed a photograph of an almost identical quilt in Dorothy Osler's book 'Traditional British Quilts'. Correspondence with..." |
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[ 1062NTSA ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Pieced Repeat Block, Log Cabin
Owner: National Trust of Australia (SA) - Country/Place Created: ENGLAND - Date: 1901 - 1920
Quilt History: "The quilt was made by Mrs. Eunice Strawbridge's mother, who was a dressmaker in England early last century. It was made using remnants of silks and velvets left over from her dressmaking. It is now owned by the National Trust of..." |
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[ 1073BD ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Pieced Repeat Block
Owner: Beverly Downing - Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA WA - Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "The quilt was completed after Lilian retired from her nursing career. The fabrics were purchased especially for the quilt. Lilian died in 1996 at the age of 95." |
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[ 1081KS ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Mosaic, Hexagon
Owner: Kaye L-Sittlely - Country/Place Created: ENGLAND - Date: 1851 - 1880
Quilt History: "This wall hanging, or the quilt from which it came, was made in England by a sewing maid to Queen Victoria using scraps from her dresses. It passed by maternal descent from the present owner's great grandmother to Daisy Aylmore..." |
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[ 1088JW ] Quilt Style: Wholecloth, Quilting as major design element, Durham
Owner: Joyce Wynn - Country/Place Created: ENGLAND - Date: 1901 - 1920
Story of Quilt: "Dear Joyce
On the other side of this is a very rough sketch of my quilt but perhaps it will give you an idea of it. It was made by a woman who, in the old days was called a charwoman. She came once or twice a week to do housework..." |
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