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1845 - 1852 Baltimore Album Quilt
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An elaborate eagle and an American flag block adorn this patriotic example of a mid-19th-century album quilt. Baskets of fruit and flowers, wreaths, and cornucopias, all typical motifs of the period, complete the quilt. Some of the most extravagantly decorated blocks appear on a distinctive group of presentation quilts that were made in or near Baltimore, Maryland, and are now popularly known as Baltimore album quilts.
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionCredit line1845 - 1852 Baltimore Album Quilt. 1845-1852. unknown. National Museum of American History, Gift of Mrs. C. D. Rhodes. CC0.
