Quilt number:

296OGH

Owner:

Old Government House

Location:

SA Adelaide

Maker:

Sarah Keen

Country/Place where quilt was made: 

AUSTRALIA SA

Date:

1851 - 1880

Description:

Patchwork quilt in Log Cabin pattern made from silks, velvet, cottons and taffetas, in prints and plain, around a centre squares of black velvet. Colours are, in the dark sections, blues, greens, browns, yellow and pinks. The base of the blocks is blue and white ticking. The padding is probably cotton. Backing is of green cotton. There is an attached frill on all sides of green cotton, faded to dull light brown. 1630 x 1350mm

General Pattern:

Patchwork, Pieced Repeat Block, Log Cabin, Pieced Random

Quilt History:

Made in Australia around 1870 by Sarah Keen (1830 - 1910). Previously owned by Mrs Keens' grand-daughter Miss Lenore Roach, now owned by National Parks and Wildlife Service, Old Government House, Belair SA.

Story of Quilt:

Sarah was born in 1830 in Somerset, England, and came to South Australia in 1855. Her husband was the Reverend Thomas Keen. Through his ministry they lived in many towns in South Australia.