Union of Crowns, ©2012 Brenda Wroe

Union of Crowns   2012
30cm x30cm (6)

Inspired by proposed designs for the Union Flag of Great Britain in 1604.

Vintage French linen.  Cotton and silk velvet appliqué.


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Hidden Treasures: exhibition by Contemporary Expressions
19th Carrefour Europeen de Patchwork, France, 2013.

​Looking Closer

​Designs for the Union Flag of Great Britain is a water colour painted in 1604 and now kept at the National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh.  This series of six small quilts represent the design ideas for a national flag to unite the Scottish and English nations .
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