by Greg Allen ╱ from greg.org ╱ 7 October 2011

Queen Victoria silk newspaper

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Apparently, to commemorate Her Majesty the Queen’s to the Isle of Jersey, The Jersey Herald printed copies of the September 11, 1846 edition of the newspaper on silk panels, which were then stitched together with beaded pearls. Here’s a detail shot:

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