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| Mrs Price of Hertfordshire, England |
About this object
Unfinished quilt top. Hexagon edged. Multicoloured but predominantly blue,brown,pink aqua. Cotton chintz and glazed muslin/calico. Some hexagons contain fussy cut fabrics to highlight design.
Made by Mrs. Price of Hertfordshire, England. Mrs Price was married to the Rev. Rice Price M.A. The quilt was part of her estate and bequeathed to her daughter Mrs. Jessie Evans,(wife of Thomas Evans) who brought it to Queensland in 1897. The quilt was given to Mabel Lawless, (born Mabel Evans in Gayndah in 1870 and granddaughter of the maker), and who was married to John Paul Lawless from 'Boobyjan' and 'Windera', Goomeri. Mabel gave the quilt to The Queensland Women's Historical Association in 1959.
Maker Mrs. Price Maker Role Quilter Date Made c.1839 Place Made England
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