1850 - 1860 Margaret Day's Album Quilt
date: label: date made
content: 1850-1860
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: Forty-nine blocks make up this mid-19th-century example of an album quilt. According to the family information it was made in Washington, D.C., for Margaret Day when she moved to Baltimore, Maryland. The blocks are appliquéd mainly with floral motifs, but there are also a few patriotic blocks with American flags and an eagle. Seven blocks have initials. The quilt is cotton-filled, lined, and quilted.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: District of Columbia, Washington
topic: label: Subject
content: Quilting
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Quilts
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content: Textiles
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content: Domestic Furnishings
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mrs. Richard Shook
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T12658
label: accession number
content: 237129
label: catalog number
content: T12658
objectType: label: Object Name
content: quilt
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: thread, cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: fabric, cotton, wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: filling, cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 89 in x 84 in; 226 cm x 213 cm