Sarah Litherland

Also known as Sarah Leatherland, Sarah Wall
  • Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
Quiltmaker, was a former convict. She is said to have made the earliest known pierced hexagon quilt in Australia, in 1811.

Citations

  • 'NSW Marriage Records : V1807352 147A/1807’.

  • Webber, Kimberley (2001), 'Plain and fancy: Australian women and their quilts’, World of Antiques and Art : 62nd edn, (December 2001- June 2002), pp 162-164.

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