Honeycomb Quilt

Elizabeth Van Horne Clarkson made this quilt from hundreds of small hexagonal pieces of fabric. Although pieced quilts were popular in England in the 18th century, the technique did not catch on in America until the 19th century, as increased leisure time made quilting more popular and small patterned printed cottons were less expensive to work with than English chintzes. The quilt was made in a pattern known as Honeycomb. The multicolored hexagons are sewn together with whipstitching. Elizabeth Clarkson probably made the quilt as a wedding present for her son Thomas in about 1830.

I know that such objects are often passed by, but please have a look at it; imagine how many hours Elizabeth Van Horne Clarkson must have spent on it, how many hours she needed to spend to learn how to create such a perfect quilt! That's real mastery!