Historical information
Portland Quilters Exhibition, 1-28 February 2006, Portland Arts Centre.
Physical description
Hand and machine pieced and appliqued quilt. Central depiction of the Portland bay with jettie, breakwater and Port.
Scene includes fishing boats, ships, tug boats, a whale, foreshore with several buildings and a bluff with a lighthouse. Central image edged in blue fabric quilting. Surrounding this are 20 printed images of old buildings taken from sketches contained in 'The Portland of Jack Adamson' by Joe Wiltshire (book). Outside boder is blue quilted fabric. Back top contains folded and sewn area for mounting/hanging beam.
Inscriptions & markings
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Back: (no inscriptions)
