I think that would weaken the structure and make it more difficult to
display safely. If the quilting is not hideous I would make note of The
20th century changes in the label.
On Oct 31, 2013 6:07 PM, "Carrie Snow" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>  We have a quilt in our collection.  The top dates from the 19th century
> and in the early 90’s a family member and some friends quilted it.  They
> used contemporary polyester batting, thread and a pattern.   We would like
> to display the quilt and want to know if we could remove the batting and
> backing for display.  I understand this is referred to as “skinning a
> quilt”.  Has anyone done anything like this?****
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