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NameQuilt
ProductionFrances Broad; maker/artist; circa 1920; New Zealand
Classificationquilts, coverlets
Materialssilk, velvet
Materials SummaryHand made using plain, woven and decorated textiles of various types, joined using embroidery and with decorative surface embroidery
Techniquesembroidering, quilting, hand sewing, machine sewing
DimensionsOverall: 1380mm (width), 1660mm (length)
Registration NumberGH016392
Credit linePurchased 2009
Overview
This is a good example of a 1920s crazy patchwork quilt created using a wide variety of textiles which reflect the diversity of textiles used in fashion at this time.
It is representative of the types of items handmade by the talented Miss Frances Isabella Broad and her sister Dorothy for the purposes of fund raising during WWI and the period immediately afterwards.
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