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CONJS11 Baltimore Album Quilt
c.1862
74 x 91 inches
Baltimore, Maryland
$12,500
The Baltimore Album quilt is famous for its designs and perfection of
needle work... quilting, applique and embroidery. This stunning piece
was a mint quilt prior to its washing. A mint quilt means never used and
never washed...once washed it becomes an unused quilt.
Consisting of 15 different appliqued designs perfectly executed. This
prestigious school demanded perfection and it shows. Please take note
that at this time we, as women, were the property of our Fathers and
later our husbands..with no vote. The skill with a needle was schooled
from the age of a little girl. All of these magnificent quilts were
created by young ladies whose families were very wealthy. Private
schools were and still are very costly. It seems today we are once again
fighting for our rights.
The quilting techniques displayed here...in addition to any original
squares, are applique, reverse applique, embroidery and of coarse
perfect quilting. We even have a flower with layered petals! As
required all of these techniques are perfectly executed. There are 20
blocks each measuring 16" sides. There are wreaths, two variations of
the Princess Feather design, elaborate Pots Of Flowers, Unique
intersecting large leaves, Rose Wreaths, Tropical Flowers and more. Each
square is perfectly executed. Every piece is outline quilted. The entire
quilt is quilted in a cross hatch grid 1" apart with the 5-1/2" border
quilted in a double line meandering leaf line surrounded with the same
crosshatch pattern as the main body of the quilt. The 1/4" binding is
turned over from the back to the front.
This perfectly executed Baltimore Album quilt is now Organically hand
washed and ready to be sent, with free shipping for your approval. Name
of maker upon sale.
