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A Baltimore album quilt by Rachel Meyer Walter, a Bavarian immigrant who came to America in 1839. The quilt features plain and printed cottons, wool, and silk embroidery; it has scalloped edges, a center square depicting a large urn full of flowers, and other floral and leaf imagery throughout.

Quilt

Description

A Baltimore album quilt by Rachel Meyer Walter, a Bavarian immigrant who came to America in 1839. The quilt features plain and printed cottons, wool, and silk embroidery; it has scalloped edges, a center square depicting a large urn full of flowers, and other floral and leaf imagery throughout.

Creator

Date

circa 1848

Materials

Cotton, wool, silk

Dimensions

99.6 x 101.6 inches (center square: 38.2 x 39.4 inches)

Object ID

1970.56.1

Resource ID

3839

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Alice F. Hecht

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.