Joe the Quilter. Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

This image is from a 1791 scrapbook in Tyne & Wear Archives, the extract inspired a song on the album 'The Glass Trunk' by Richard Dawson..Reference: DX-17-1..This is a collection sourced for the project Half Memory by musician Richard Dawson. Half Memory was devised by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums in partnership with Tusk Music and Pixel Palace, resulting in a unique audio-visual performance inspired by museums and archive collections...More images from ‘The Glass Trunk’ can be found here ( twm_news/sets/72157633478901323/ ) ...The contents of the collection resulted in his album ‘The Glass Trunk’ featuring songs inspired by items and images found in Tyne & Wear Archives by Richard Dawson..These items and images ranged from songs and stories found in a 1791 scrap book, photography taken from collections documenting ships built in Tyne & Wear and photographic records of the regions social history. ..More information on ‘The Glass Trunk’ can be found here ( http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/halfmemory/richard-dawson-the-glass-trunk/ ) ...(Copyright) We're happy for you to share this digital image within the spirit of The Commons. Please cite 'Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums' when reusing. Certain restrictions on high quality reproductions and commercial use of the original physical version apply though; if you're unsure please email [email protected]