Cotton Wholecloth Quilt
Date made: 19th century
Maker: Member of Kinnish or Moore Family
Description: A cotton wholecloth quilt with a top cover of a brown, blue, green floral patterned cotton fabric with a cream background.
The quilt is backed with a pink brushed cotton blanket with wide green and narrower yellow stripes. It is hand-quilted in a grid pattern with white cotton thread and all the edges bound with one line of hand-sewn running stitch. The quilt contains a dark blue woollen blanket as filling.
This quilt belonged to the donor's family, either the Kinnish family of Mullinaragher or the Moores of Ballachurry, Santon.
Measurements: overall: 190 x 170 cm
Materials: cotton, wool
Object name: quilt
Collection: Costume & Textiles Collection
ID Number: 1998-0136