Trophy of Love 1846
Baltimore Album Quilt, unknown maker, 86in x 84in
Daughters of the American Revolution Museum, Washington DC, Permanent Collection (98.31)
Blooms, birds, buildings and elaborately woven baskets declare the place of origin of this spectacular textile: Baltimore. Located in the state of Maryland on the eastern seaboard of the United States, this port city was the birthplace of a genre of needle art that remains the epitome of appliqué skill.
The beginnings of album quilts can
