Grayson Perry, Comfort Blanket

A multi-coloured tapestry in a long landscape format incorporating a huge variety of text and images on the theme of ‘Britishness’. An image of Queen Elizabeth II and the pound symbol feature prominently.

Grayson Perry, Comfort Blanket 2014 © The Artist And Victoria Miro, London. Photo Andy Brown

Grayson Perry’s huge, bold tapestry is real visitor favourite at the Graves Gallery.

Weaving together common phrases, people and institutions into the format of a £10 note, it explores what Britishness means and questions who defines it.

Comfort Blanket presents a complex and contradictory picture of Britain, one that invites us to reflect on national identity and how we each relate to it.

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Graves Gallery

(Above the Central Library)

Surrey Street

Sheffield

S1 1XZ