HNW - Re: Quilts and Coverlets

[Irene Davis]

> The V&A incidentally also has another one - a Sicilian
>quilt which is the pair to one in the Bargello museum in Florence
>(originally part of the same piece or pieces) but which is too fragile 
to
>display.  But I digress.

Ok - I want to digress, too. For quite some time I have been meaning to 
ask about coverlets and quilts. Blankets are pretty obvious, just woven 
fabric, but when and where do we KNOW that coverlets with embroidery, 
applique or other piecing techniques arose? Inquiring minds want to 
know!

Eirny
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