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Pieced and Quilted
Early 19th c

This lightweight quilt is very useable with attractive colouring. It could also be used as a wall hanging.The quaility of the work is high.  I don't know what this design is? Can anyone enlighten me please?


Cataloguing

comprising thirty squares each containing twenty five squares or fifty diamonds, using early 19th century roller print blocks, predominently in shades of brown and white/brown print, but with a row of pink, in total twelve different prints all inerspersed with minute orange print quilted in diamonds, edged with mid brown cotton and lined with natural coloured cotton a total of  6ft 10 in x 5ft 7 in x ; 2.08 x 1.7 m


Condition

One minute light brown mark and another slight light brown mark on an orange triangle near an edge. Ask for photos.  Another on a diamond, a 2 x 1 1/2 in; 5 x 6 cm whitish mark . The markings do not detract from the whole.