Kantha quilts which are embroidered, from Bengal (Bangladesh and India), are on exhibit now through July 25, 2010, at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in the Spain Gallery of the Perelman Building. The collection quilts are from the second half of the 19th Century. You can see photos of 43 of them online at this location: http://www.philamuseum.org/collections/browse.html?packID=376
Photo is the Museum’s.
Here’s more info about the museum. http://www.philamuseum.org/visit/
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