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This is a cotton sampler featuring the “Baltimore Hospital," which was established in 1797 in Catonsville, Maryland. Opened in 1797, it is the second-oldest psychiatric hospital in the United States. The building featured in this sampler was completed around 1800 and was demolished for a new facility between 1853 and 1872. Today, the site is…

Sampler

Description

This is a cotton sampler featuring the “Baltimore Hospital," which was established in 1797 in Catonsville, Maryland. Opened in 1797, it is the second-oldest psychiatric hospital in the United States. The building featured in this sampler was completed around 1800 and was demolished for a new facility between 1853 and 1872. Today, the site is occupied by a public health school operated by Johns Hopkins University.

Creator

Date

circa 1815

Materials

Cotton

Dimensions

16 .75 x 26.5 inches

Object ID

1961.9.1

Resource ID

4047

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. St. George L. Siousset

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.