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Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of Donald Gordon Martin, cotton / felt / plastic / nylon / polyester / ink / wool, made in Australia, about 1994 Rectangular quilt panel, landscape orientation on a royal blue background b…
Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of Donald Gordon Martin, cotton / felt / plastic / nylon / polyester / ink / wool, made in Australia, about 1994 Rectangular quilt panel, landscape orientation on a royal blue background bordered with a thin strip of red tartan. On the background is attached a white oval 'race track' shape. Three colour photographs - a horse, greyhounds and a racing car, are machine appliqued to the track. At the top of the panel is a large red heart with an inscription from Veronica. This inscription is ' My Darling Husband, we are each of us angels with only one wing and we fly only by embracing each other. One day we will share our wings. love always, Veronica'. Black and white racing flags are on either side of the heart. The left hand flag has the date, 5-5-59 and the right hand flag has the date 15-10-94 / H.I.V. In the centre of the track is a large coloured photograph of Donald, seated in a racing car, bordered with blue polyester. 'DONALD GORDON MARTIN' is machine appliqued in red tartan around this photograph. In the top left hand corner is a white rectangular patch with details of the theme of the panel. In the bottom left hand corner are four red machine-appliqued playing cards.These cards are embellished with gold thread. In the top right hand corner are five poker chips in a net bag. In the lower right hand corner are four felt appliqued 'Honey Jumble ' biscuits. One small pink butterfly is appliqued on the lower left side.
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