HISTORY: TEXTILES

Title: No going back
Object Name: Wall Hanging
Maker: Copeland, Sonia (Primary maker)
Copeland, Sonia (maker)
Date Made: 2009
2009
Place Made: Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Description: This was Sonia Copeland's first arpillera, although she is an experienced quilter. It was made in response to the deaths of PSNI Stephen Carroll and Sappers Mark Quinsy and Patrick Asimkar. Sonia served in the RUC during the Troubles. The piece shows Sonia's support for the victims and their families, and her resolve for peace.
Materials: cotton
burlap
Date Collected: 2022
2022
Catalogue Number: BELUM.W2023.3.3
Copyright: © Conflict Textiles, Photograph by Martin Melaugh.

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