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St Anthony's Hall,
Peasholme Green,
York, YO1 7PW
Tel: 01904 613242
5th September - 23rd December 2009
The Museum's Great Hall will be hung with a selection of historic quilts featuring cloth dyed with "Turkey Red" - the non-bleeding madder or red dye introduced into Britain in 1785. Both plain and patterned Turkey Red cloth ultimately became popular in dressmaking and domestic items such as quilts. Perhaps the most successful evidence of the dye's non-bleeding character is found in old red and white quilts which have survived considerable laundering without damage.
St Anthony's Hall,
Peasholme Green,
York, YO1 7PW
Tel: 01904 613242
The Quilt Museum and Gallery is an independent museum operated by The Quilters’ Guild of the British Isles.
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