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90/732 Patchwork quilt, medallion design with unofficial Australian coat of arms, cotton, Amelia Brown, Bowning, New South Wales, Australia, 1857-1900. Click to enlarge.
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Patchwork quilt made by Amelia Brown

Mrs Amelia Brown, who made this quilt, lived in Bowning, a village just north of Yass in New South Wales. She probably made the quilt for Margaret Swann of Elizabeth Farm in Parramatta, and was known to the Swann family at least as 'Grannie' Brown. Some sense of Mrs Brown's life and leanings can be inferred from examination of the quilt itself - from the economy of its construction, the rhythm and balance of the design, and the subject matter of the central appliqué medallion.

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Summary

Object No.

90/732

Object Statement

Patchwork quilt, medallion design with unofficial Australian coat of arms, cotton, Amelia Brown, Bowning, New South Wales, Australia, 1857-1900

Physical Description

Rectangular patchwork pieced from square, rectangular and triangular patches, cut from plain and patterned cottons (including small floral prints, checks and stripes). Pieced around a central appliqued medallion of the unofficial coat of arms of Australia, emu and kangaroo flanking a central plain shield with four star motifs, one in each corner. Medallion is worked in plain red cotton on plain cream ground. Hand sewn with hand quilting running thread forming a continuous design of circles, hearts and petal segments. Quilt is unfilled and backed with patchwork pieced cream cotton.

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Dimensions

Width

1972 mm

Source

Credit Line

Purchased 1990

Acquisition Date

14 August 1990

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Patchwork quilt made by Amelia Brown 2023, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 27 March 2023, <https://ma.as/109336>

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