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Description: | Red wadded Durham quilt, 1930s. This quilt may be the work of a Rural Industries Bureau quilter working from the Northern Industries Workroom in Barnard Castle, Co. Durham. The central motif of the lovers' knot indicates that it might be a marriage quilt, but the choice of red is unusual.
Part: border, Aspect: pattern, Description: cable twist
Part: centre, Aspect: pattern, Description: lovers' knot & fan
Part: ground, Aspect: pattern, Description: square diamonds
Aspect: pattern, Description: wine glass
Part: corner, Aspect: pattern, Description: fan & rose
Material: textile, cotton, twill
Material: textile, wool, twill
Colour: red (crimson)
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: Detail of the 'wine glass' pattern, one of the most complex infill patterns, requiring a practised hand to achieve a regular and balanced effect.
: Detail of the 'lost chain' or 'cable twist' border pattern.
: Detail of the 'fan' corner motif, and the 'square diamond' infill pattern.
: Detail of the 'rose' corner motif. | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | emu.ecatalogue.costume&textiles.263313 | Go to resource |
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