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Quilt

Description

This Chintz Applique Album Quilt (1845-1855) was collectively made by dozens of people. There are 55 signed squares and one unsigned. It was presented as a wedding gift to Mary Jane Steuart Gantt (1832-1919) and Virgil Gantt (1820-1880) who were married on November 15, 1855 in Calvert County, Maryland.

Creator

Date

1855-11-15

Materials

Cotton

Dimensions

104 x 92 inches

Object ID

1997.12.1

Resource ID

3793

Credit Line

Gift of the Jackson Family in loving memory of Laurence Steuart Jackson, M.D.

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.