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231 to 240 of 929 quilts

231.

[ 305ASA ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Mosaic, Hexagon
Owner: Art Gallery of South Australia  -  Country/Place Created: Unknown -  Date: 1851 - 1880
Quilt History: "Made by M.A. Wilson, c.1863, the date embroidered on the quilt. Acquired by the Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, through the Morgan Thomas Bequest Fund, 1998. 991A6A"

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232.

[ 307BE ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Mosaic, Octagon
Owner: Beverley Edmonds  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Quilt History: "Maker and place of making unknown. Purchased at Lancaster Antiques, Toowoomba (QLD) in 1997, by the owner Bev Edmonds."

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233.

[ 308BE ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Pieced Random, Crazy
Owner: Beverley Edmonds  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA QLD -  Date: 1921 - 1940
Story of Quilt: "Jean was born 9 May 1921 at Ravensbourne, Queensland, and died 13 October 1993 at Toowoomba, Queensland. She suffered from polio and died from a polio related illness. "Jean Maude Humberdross made this quilt when she was 14..."

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234.

[ 309BE ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Pieced Repeat Block
Owner: Beverley Edmonds  -  Country/Place Created: USA -  Date: 1921 - 1940
Story of Quilt: "I bought this quilt at the James Street Markets in 1986 (Toowoomba). I paid $15.00 for it. I was told it used to belong to Mrs des Payne of DALBY - I was told the quilt originally came from America. Believed to have been made in the..."

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235.

[ 310BE ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Suffolk Puff
Owner: Beverley Edmonds  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA QLD -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: " Her grand-daughter Beverly Edmonds, asked Agnes to make a suffolk puff quilt; the negotiated price was $25.00. "Emma was not a sewer. Fabric pieces supplied by Beverly Edmonds. Clothing was made by the local dressmaker. Emma..."

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236.

[ 311BE ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Suffolk Puff
Owner: Beverley Edmonds  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA QLD -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "The fabrics for the quilt were collected in the 1930s and 1940s, and the quilt was made about the 1950s."

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237.

[ 314BM ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Mosaic, Hexagon
Owner: Bill & Barbara Meynink  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA QLD -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "This quilt, no 6, replaces no1, which wore out. It was used constantly. Also we got a bigger bed & Jane Ellen offered to make another quilt for us. The quilt was laid out on the floor to decide upon colour placement &..."

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238.

[ 315BM ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Mosaic, Hexagon
Owner: Bill & Barbara Meynink  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA QLD -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Quilt History: "Made by Jane Ellen Meynink (born Crothers, 1894-1983) in Brisbane (Queensland) who began quilting in her retirement aged 70. Previously owned by Meredith Blomfield (born Meynink), who also had 3rd of the 6 quilts. This is 4th of 6..."

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239.

[ 316MM ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Mosaic, Hexagon
Owner: Bill & Barbara Meynink  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA QLD -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "Jane Ellen Meynink was an accomplished needlewoman, doing fancywork and tapestry. She was also a good cook. The aspect of her work which Jane Ellen really enjoyed was the donation of fabrics by friends, as she enjoyed the donors'..."

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240.

[ 317SM ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Mosaic, Hexagon
Owner: Sandra Murphy  -  Country/Place Created: Unknown -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "My grandmother Dorothy White was a sewer and everyone gave her scraps of material - she couldn't bear to part with them so as a legacy to her grand-daughters she started hand piecing grannies flower patch quilts." [Sandra Murphy]

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