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The image shows the interior of an art gallery exhibiting various sculptures and artifacts related to Victorian objects. The space features exposed wooden beams on the ceiling, contrasted with modern white walls. The exhibits are arranged throughout the room, including a large

FOLK ART

Military Patchwork

Artist: Unknown
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This patchwork was made for the 98th Regiment, indicated by the regiment’s colours and XCVIII inscribed on the Union flag in the centre. In 1881, the 98th was amalgamated with the 64th Regiment to form The Prince of Wales’s North Staffordshire Regiment. Made with various scraps of military material, the patchwork may have been produced by convalescing soldiers at a field hospital. The initials ‘V.R.’ (Victoria Regina) and the crown honour the reigning monarch. The two central flags are the regimental colours, below which are stitched two crossed rifles, a badge that was awarded to the best shot in the regiment.

Details

Artist
Unknown
Title
Military Patchwork
Date
Between 1854 and 1876
Medium
Patchwork
Dimensions
H: 254.5 cm
Reference
CVCSC:0123.F
Collection
Folk Art
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