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Little Welsh Quilts and other Traditions: A very famous Welsh Folk Art quilt Queer As Folk, Tate Britain, Art Society, Old Quilts, Art Quilt, Popular Art, Antique Quilts, Antique Textiles, Outsider Art

This coverlet created in 1842 by James Williams, a Wrexham tailor was featured in our book MAKING WELSH QUILTS. It is such a famous piece that I wasn't certain about featuring it yet again and of course it is not a quilt but a coverlet. It is also a complete one-off and unlike any other Welsh quilt that I know of. However, my friend Philip said that no book on Welsh quilts would be complete without it - it must go in he said and he was of course right. We were very fortunate that we were…

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Yémadjé family (Kingdom of Dahomey, Republic of Benin), Appliqued hanging, early 20th century | Duende Art Projects Hanging African Fabric, Benin City Art, Benin Kingdom, Walls Of Benin, Benin Sculpture, Dramatic Walls, Museums In Paris, Plant Drawing, Banners

These beautiful appliqué banners are among the most important items of royal court art from the Kingdom of Dahomey, now in the Republic of Benin. Until they transferred their role to the making of tourist arts in the mid 20th century, families of specialist textile workers at the court in...

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