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Album quilt

about 1847–50
Object PlaceBaltimore, Maryland, United States
Medium/TechniqueCotton plain weave, pieced, appliquéd, quilted, and embroidered, ink
Dimensions264.2 x 261.62 cm (104 x 103 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated anonymously
Accession number1999.531
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
InscriptionsWritten in ink on different blocks of quilt: M. C. Galloway Emily Hilliard Elizabeth Morrison E. M. Petit Agnes Rankin
ProvenanceSold at Sotheby's, January 1987; Hirschl & Adler Gallery; Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Joe and Mary Archer
Eighth and ninth squares
Harriet Powers
1895–98
Quilt
about 1859
Pieced quilt
mid-19th century
Bed cover
Abby Y. Palmer
1841
Pieced quilt
Early 19th century
Quilt #67
Pamela Studstill
about 1986