V&A online catalogue (retrieved 29 June 2016).
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Piece (verb)
Bed cover, English, early 19th century. Pieced silk and cotton.
Copyright Victoria and Albert Museum, London, acc. no. T.75-1937.
According to the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, the verb 'to piece' means: 'to mend, make whole or complete by adding a piece or pieces; to patch.' The verb has also taken on a related meaning in the terms 'piecework' or 'pieced patchwork', which is a form of patchwork that is made by sewing together small, geometric shapes cut out of stiffish paper or card, which are covered in cloth.
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Patchwork and quilting