Celine Romano Dresden Star Medallion Quilt” by Emma Russell. Object no. 2007.5001.0002 Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution. When we think about art, what first comes to mind?
It turns out that many quilts once called "linsey-woolsey" quilts, like the museum’s Harlequin Medallion Quilt, are not made of linen and wool but really solely of wool, called "calimanco," which was ...