Patchwork quilt
Isabella Shield
Category
Textiles
Date
1850 - 1860
Materials
Textile
Place of origin
Hexham
Order this imageCollection
Souter and the Leas, Tyne and Wear
NT 238356
Summary
Large multicoloured quilt, pink backing cloth. Upper surface made up of hexagonal pieces of cloth. Each has a different design, some are abstract, some show stylised flowers, others are plain.
Makers and roles
Isabella Shield, embroiderer