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Patchwork bedcover
Person / Body: Griffiths, Miss Annie
Crazy patchwork bedcover made in the 1880s by Annie Griffiths of Tal-y-Sarn, Caernarfonshire (b. 1824).
Made from velvet and cords arranged in diamonds, mainly of blue and black, within 30cm squares of various shades of red. Shaded red and yellow wool embroidery in feather stitch. Lining of red cotton damask.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
F73.236
Creation/Production
Griffiths, Miss Annie
Role: maker
Date: 1880s
Acquisition
, 30/7/1973
Measurements
length (cm):240
width (cm):193
Techniques
patchwork
Material
cotton (fabric)
velvet
corduroy (cotton)
Location
In store
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