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[ 568NM ] Quilt Style: Wholecloth, Quilting as major design element, Greek
Owner: Nellie Magloveris - Country/Place Created: GREECE, Island of Ikaria - Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "Five Quilts From Ikaria
These two quilts, owned by Irini Repaci and Nellie Magloveris, are part of the order for five quilts which their mother, Despina, gave to the local mattress-maker on the tiny Greek island of Ikaria, in the..." |
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[ 572CJ ] Quilt Style: Wholecloth, Quilting as major design element, Greek
Owner: Chris Jones - Country/Place Created: GREECE - Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "Aphrodite Moulieris (married name) was Chris Jones' grandmother. She was a Greek woman who lived in Turkey, but when there was conflict between the Greeks and Turks, the family moved back to Greece, to Athens. Chris' parents (Chris'..." |
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[ 578AK ] Quilt Style: Wholecloth, Quilting as major design element, Greek
Owner: Aliki Kretsis - Country/Place Created: GREECE, Island of Lesvos - Date: 1921 - 1940
Story of Quilt: "Aliki Kretsis and Her Paploma
Aliki Kretsis was born in 1915 on the Greek island of Lesvos (more commonly known as Mytilini), in the village of Aghia Paraskevi. In keeping with Greek tradition, a 'paploma' (quilt) was an essential..." |
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[ 579MR ] Quilt Style: Wholecloth, Quilting as major design element
Owner: Mileva Robev - Country/Place Created: FYR MACEDONIA - Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "Mileva's Quilt
In keeping with tradition Mileva's mother Velika, ordered this quilt from the local quiltmaker in the city of Bitola, in southern Macedonia (part of the former Yugoslav Republic). The quilt was part of Mileva's..." |
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[ 655SH ] Quilt Style: Wholecloth, Quilting as major design element
Owner: Sylvia Haydock - Country/Place Created: ENGLAND - Date: 1921 - 1940
Story of Quilt: "Hilda came to Australia to marry an Australian soldier, a Gallipoli veteran, whom she met in England after the war. They lived on a sheep property in WA, 1927-1956. The quilt was used until Hilda died in 1966 and then used..." |
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[ 656JP ] Quilt Style: Wholecloth, Quilting as major design element
Owner: Josie Pappalardo - Country/Place Created: ITALY Sicily - Date: 1921 - 1940
Quilt History: "The quilt was made in Sicily for Vita Custorella (great grandmother of the present owner, Josie Pappalardo) who gave it to her daughter Sebastiana Rinella (born Custorella) who brought it to Australia in 1924. She gave it to her..." |
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[ 668JA ] Quilt Style: Wholecloth, Quilting as major design element
Owner: Julie Atkinson - Country/Place Created: ENGLAND - Date: Unknown
Quilt History: "This is 1 of 2 quilts brought to Australia from England by Julie Atkinson's grand parents when they went back for a trip in 1956. " I don't think they were new at that time. They were possibly made by a group of ladies who met..." |
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[ 669JA ] Quilt Style: Wholecloth, Quilting as major design element
Owner: Julie Atkinson - Country/Place Created: ENGLAND - Date: Unknown
Quilt History: "This is 1 of 2 quilts brought to Australia from England by Julie Atkinson's grand parents when they went back for a trip in 1956. " I don't think they were new at that time. They were possibly made by a group of ladies who met..." |
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[ 673AV ] Quilt Style: Wholecloth, Quilting as major design element
Owner: Mrs. Agata Vecchio - Country/Place Created: ITALY Sicily - Date: 1921 - 1940
Story of Quilt: "This is a traditional quilt that young Sicilian brides made for their 'Glory Boxes'. It was considered to be part of their dowry." |
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[ 692MM ] Quilt Style: Wholecloth, Quilting as major design element
Owner: Margaret Moloney - Country/Place Created: ENGLAND Somerset - Date: 1851 - 1880
Story of Quilt: "The Quilt's Journey
This quilt was created by my great grandmother, Elizabeth Wiltshire who was born in Somerset, England in 1854. She was in her early twenties when she made the quilt for her glory box in the 1870s. She was from..." |
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