Summary

Digital photograph of Julienne Tolksdorf, 15 December 2009. Julienne is the maker of the quilt (HT 57607), which she created at her home in Moonee Ponds in memory of her husband Fredric (Ferdinand on his passport) who died in 2001. The quilt has been made from shirts which had belonged to Fredric and also includes fabric-printed photographs of him and their son Christopher (who died in 2010) and a pocket containing Fredric's original passport, his comb and a Deutschmark. The pocket has a silver Victorian Railways button taken from his work uniform.

Description of Content

Woman smiling as she sits wearing a blue blouse with a Christmas motif brooch.

Physical Description

Digital photograph

Significance

The maker's own story is entwined with her husband through the creation of the quilt using an artform of particular importance to her that she loved, demonstrating her skill as she created the canvas on which to highlight her husband's life while she herself remained in the background. It is a tangible expression of love.

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