Australian Heritage Quilts

Australian Heritage Quilts

Maker Unknown

Silk rhomboid quilt c.1860 (detail) | Silk and satin pieced over papers in the English method, 183 x 162 cm.
Ipswich Art Gallery Collection. Acquired with funds raised by the Friends of the Ipswich Art Gallery, 2018.

This exhibition has past

28 Aug 2021  31 Oct 2021

Australian Heritage Quilts

Maker Unknown

Silk rhomboid quilt c.1860 (detail) | Silk and satin pieced over papers in the English method, 183 x 162 cm.
Ipswich Art Gallery Collection. Acquired with funds raised by the Friends of the Ipswich Art Gallery, 2018.
DatesSaturday 28 August 2021 to Sunday 31 October 2021
(This exhibition has past)

This exhibition highlights Australia's rich quilting heritage and the technical skill and dedication of its quilt-makers.

Presenting over twenty patchwork quilts that demonstrate a range of diverse approaches to quilting, the exhibition showcases more than 125 years of Australian quilts from the 1820s to the 1950s. The quilts are drawn from the Gallery's collection, which has been developed with the assistance of the renowned quilt historian and collector, Dr Annette Gero.