A white cotton quilt with a wide border of printed cotton, the centre quilted with flower-heads and a foliate design with a diaper ground, the borders with a running feather design and spirals--240 x 205cm., 1920s, north country; and two shawls of ivory wool, the borders embroidered in floss silks with floral boteh and palmettes, Indian, 20th century (3)

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A white cotton quilt with a wide border of printed cotton, the centre quilted with flower-heads and a foliate design with a diaper ground, the borders with a running feather design and spirals--240 x 205cm., 1920s, north country; and two shawls of ivory wool, the borders embroidered in floss silks with floral boteh and palmettes, Indian, 20th century (3)

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The quilt was probably made by the women of Boldon, Co. Durham, who made such quilts to order.