THE BRONTË Quilt is making a rare public appearance as part of a new exhibition in Halifax.
The patchwork quilt was worked on by the Brontë sisters and their Aunt Branwell at the parsonage in Haworth during the 1800s.
Rarely displayed due to its size and fragile nature, the quilt was hand-sewn from patches of silk, taffeta, velvet and cotton, but is unfinished.
The quilt forms the centrepiece of the exhibition at the Bankfield Museum, entitled Splendid Shreds Of Silk And Satin, which celebrates Charlotte Brontë’s 200th anniversary.
Also on display is a new version of the Brontë Quilt created by three members of the Totley Brook Quilters from Sheffield.
There are also many quilts created by Yorkshire people in response to a challenge from novelist and keen quilter, Tracy Chevalier, the Brontë Parsonage Museum’s creative partner for 2016.
The museum is open from Tuesdays to Saturdays, as well as bank holidays, from 10am to 4pm. Admission is free.
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