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Quilt

Description

Baltimore album quilt consisting of 25 sqaures decorated with baskets of fruit and flowers, wreaths, a lyre, a bible, and an anchor with a red swag border. This quilt was made as a memorial on All Saints Sunday by the ladies of the Columbia Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, with each block being dedicated to the memory of a deceased loved one.

Date

1851

Materials

Printed cotton, plain cotton, silk embroidery, inking

Dimensions

290 x 293 cm

Object ID

1997.14.1

Resource ID

3794

Notes

Created by a group of women of the Columbia Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church

Credit Line

Gift of Nancy L. Sollers in the name of Carrie S. Stewart and Carrie S. Landbeck

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.