1080871 1718 Silk Patchwork Coverlet, 1718 (textile) by English School, (18th century); 169x185 cm; Quilt Museum and Gallery, York; (add.info.: The 1718 Silk Patchwork Coverlet is one of the earliest known dated patchworks, and is constructed in the mosaic patchwork tradition of piecing over papers. The initials \'E.H\' and the date \'1718\' can be found in a central block, and the rest of the blocks contain geometric designs or representative motifs that include people, flowers, hearts, pheasants, deer, cats, swans, and a lion and a unicorn.); 穢 Quilt Museum and Gallery ; 穢 The Quilters\' Guild of the British Isles; English, out of copyright.