VICTORIAN COTTON PATCHWORK COVERLET
CIRCA 1840
£2,520
Auction: Day 1
Description
the centre appliqued with a basket of flowers surrounded by cornucopias and vases issuing flowers, the field composed of repeating hexagonal designs in a variety of colourful chintzes and patterns, with a frilled ticking border and linen backing
Dimensions
247cm long, 212cm wide
Provenance
Exhibited at The Great Exhibition 1851
Great House, Dedham, Essex
Literature: Illustrated in Averil Colby, 1958, Patchwork, Batsford, London, p.150