This silk patchwork coverlet from England was the oldest dated example in the world, until recently when one came to light from 1718. The maker stiffened each small triangle of fabric with a fragment of paper - taken from a handwriting copybook, letters, a Latin text and legal regulations for makers of malt. While we know the name of the woman who brought the quilt to Kingston, Ontario in 1850, the initials "IN" remain a mystery.