Gallery 3:
THE FLOWERING OF THE
BALTIMORE ALBUM QUILT

Quilters in the Baltimore album quilt style emulated the beauty and refinement of the earlier 19th -century quilts. Because chintz fabric was expensive, these quilters created texture and complexity with smaller pieces of chintz and calico fabric that they layered, appliquéd, gathered, padded and embroidered. Quilt squares often were signed or inscribed with messages intended for the receiver. In many cases these quilts celebrated an event- a marriage, a leave-taking or a coming of age.

 

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