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Patchwork quilt
Person / Body: Edwards, Miss Elizabeth
Patchwork quilt made by Miss Elizabeth Edwards of Maesyfelin, Lisvane, in about 1870. Red and white hexagons in diagonal bands, with red and white cotton lining. The initials E E are embroidered in cross stitch in the bottom corner. The quilt was made after the maker acquired a sewing machine.
Image: © Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
Image: © Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
Image: © Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
49.445
Creation/Production
Edwards, Miss Elizabeth
Role: quilter
Date: 1870 (circa)
Acquisition
Purchase, 1949
Measurements
length (cm):236
width (cm):194
Techniques
quilting
machine sewn
Material
cotton (fabric)
Location
In store
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