Basic info

Collection

Costume and Textiles

Object name

Bedspread

Object category

Domestic textiles

Textile crafts

Object subcategory

Bed covers and hangings

Patchwork and quilting

Description

Large patchwork bedcover made from printed dress cottons, predominantly in shades of red, blue, pink and cream. The Log cabin design is arranged in a pattern of alternating light and dark diamonds. At the centre of each block is a square of turkey-red cotton; the same fabric is used for the frill which edges the cover. The cover is backed with red printed furnishing cotton, and there is no wadding.

Production date start

1880

Production date end

1900