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Tracy Chevalier: The story woven into an 1820s coverlet

A needlework masterpiece from 1820s England features tiny applique scenes of everyday life, including a couple shaking hands. Author Tracy Chevalier speculates on their story.

(Photo: Detail from a coverlet by Ann West Credit: Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Acquired with the support of the Friends of the V&A)

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