Baltimore signature album quilt top

United States (Maryland), 1844–45

Thirty-six women made this quilt top, each contributing a unique square, which she signed. Signature album quilts were a collective form of remembrance—a record of the names, kind sentiments, and sewing skills of a… · description from the collection

Collection data

Artist: United States (Maryland) ¹
Date: 1844–45 ¹
Medium: Cotton, pieced, appliquéd, embroidered, and inscribed ¹
Original: 5,731 × 5,672 px ¹
License: Public domain (Minneapolis Institute of Art)
Credit: Minneapolis Institute of Art, Gift of Stanley H. Brackett in memory of Lois Martin Brackett

Object record, Minneapolis Institute of Art

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