Object Details
quilter
unknown
Description
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.
The quilt contains both hand and machine quilting. A two-thread chain-stitch machine was used to outline some of the appliquéd motifs and anchor the bias binding on the edges. The background was hand-quilted with feather plumes, clamshells, and diagonal grid patterns, 8-9 stitches per inch.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. C. D. Rhodes
date made
1845-1852
ID Number
TE.E363155
accession number
117457
catalog number
E363155
Object Name
quilt
Physical Description
fabric, cotton, velvet, silk (overall material)
thread, cotton (overall material)
filling, cotton (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 87 in x 86 in; 222cm x 219 cm
place made
United States: Maryland, Baltimore
See more items in
Home and Community Life: Textiles
Quilts
Textiles
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Quilting
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_556267