An Online Exhibition

The Maryland Historical Society's textile and costume collection provides insight to Maryland history from a distinctly different vantage point. Women, those who most often made these textiles, wrote their lives in this visual format. With added information from diaries, letters, and other objects, 19th-century Maryland quilts unfold rich and varied stories of life throughout the state.

One of the most distinctive textile forms in Maryland is the Baltimore album quilt. The album quilt had early roots. The ultimate form-a quilt made by many hands, each contributor providing an appliquéd or pieced block inscribed with messages - evolved from skills and methods seen in earlier quilts.

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The Baltimore Album Quilt
Exhibit was made possible by:





Barbara and Jay Katz



MHS Women's Committee




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On-line Quilt Exhibit created by Connectioneers, Inc.