CultureAmerican
Titles
- Baltimore Album Quilt
Date1846–1850
Made inBaltimore, Maryland, United States
MediumCotton and cotton appliqué
Dimensions115 × 112 1/2 in. (292.1 × 285.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object number45.4
Not on view
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Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "American Traditions: Quilts and Coverlets 1760-1900," The Caroline Weiss Law Building, Lovett Gallery, October 28, 2001 - April 7, 2002, Tina M. Llorente.
Exhibited in "Fabric of Fashion," at MFAH Sep. 10 - Nov. 6, 1994
Exhibited: San Jacinto Museum of History, Feb 20 - Mar 31 1963
Exhibited Providence, RI, opening March 1933, Rhode Island School of Design
Exhibited February 10-March 1933, Pennsylvania Museum of Art
Exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, New York City, December 1932-January 1933.
"American Made: 250 Years of American Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 7 July 2012 - 2 January 2013.
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Elizabeth C. Loudenslager
c. 1842–1844
Cotton and ink
B.76.90
c. 1760–1775
Resist printed cotton, tabby linen back, linen quilting thread, and woolen batting
B.57.66