(picture from Gwinner p 19)
980 BC - Egyptian Canopy
A ceremonial canopy used by an Egyptian queen. It is made of dyed gazelle leather cut into squares of light and dark color and sewed together. The squares are decorated with symbols and cartouches.
Sources: Patchwork by Avril Colby and The History of the Patchwork Quilt by Schnuppe von Gwinner p 19-20
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