Lot Essay
Traditionally these patchworks are thought to have been made from uniforms or blankets, often by soldiers in service. See "Patchwork", Averil Colby, 1978, p.128.
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A patchwork coverlet of black, red, ivory, yellow and olive wool, the centre with a flowerhead, bordered with a square appliqué with stars, hearts and flowerheads, the outer section with oblongs infilled with diamonds and squares with a cross in each corner, each patch outlined either with cord or in the central field with beadwork, bound with pale blue braid--160cm. square, second half of 19th century, unbacked