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[ 203WO ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Pieced Random, Crazy
Owner: Win Oliver  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA VIC -  Date: 1851 - 1880
Story of Quilt: "Elizabeth Curnow was born in 1827 and travelled to Australia in 1852, leaving St Ives, in Cornwall, England. She had been married at 18 to William Edward Curnow. When they left England they had 2 little girls, aged 6 and 4. On the..."

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[ 753PHM ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Frame
Owner: Powerhouse Museum  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA NSW -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "Ethel Kirsop was a resident of Chatswood for many years and a patron of the Australian Federation of Business and Professional Women Incorporated. A special award was established called the Ethel Kirsop Memorial Award, to provide..."

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[ 858AG ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Pieced Random, Typically Australian, Tailors' samples
Owner: Annette Gero  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA NSW -  Date: 1921 - 1940
Story of Quilt: "Mrs. Forward said she made the bed coverings during 'hard times' when they could not afford blankets."

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[ 866AG ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Mosaic, Typically Australian, Tailors' samples
Owner: Annette Gero  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA NSW -  Date: 1921 - 1940
Story of Quilt: "Lillian Head and her mother and aunts ran a 'sweat shop' in the back of their house in Petersham Sydney, where they stitched up vests (illegally) for extra cash. With the remains and spare suiting they made 'depression' waggas from..."

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[ 867AG ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Mosaic, Typically Australian, Tailors' samples
Owner: Annette Gero  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA NSW -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "Lillian Head and her mother and aunts ran a 'sweat shop' in the back of their house in Petersham Sydney, where they stitched up vests (illegally) for extra cash. With the remains and spare suiting they made 'depression' waggas from..."

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[ 1091MC ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Mosaic, Hexagon
Owner: Margaret Cameron  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA NSW -  Date: 1921 - 1940
Story of Quilt: "Jeanie Margaret Stretch was the second of seven children of Bishop John Francis and his wife Amelia Margaret Stretch. She was born on 19th April 1888, in Melbourne and died on 13 October 1961 in Sydney. She was a violinist and never..."

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