The Patchwork Quilt.

£40 · Offered by Maggs Bros Ltd

A poem of love and loss, narrated by an old woman who weaves her patchwork quilt as the day wanes around her - the quilt’s patches correspond to her memories, bright and bittersweet. Wrappers creased at corners, and worn and chipped along the spine. Ribbon and binding loose.

• Year: 1891

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