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Tall clock, Baltimore, works by Charles Tinges,
1795 - 1810. Acc. No. 1940.22.5.


Tall clock, Baltimore, works by Peter Mohler,
1795 - 1800. Acc. No. 1982.71.

Early Maryland quilters chose designs they had seen on decorative objects in their homes - furniture, silver and ceramics. Two Baltimore- made early 19th - century tall case clocks in the Maryland Historical Society's collection exhibit similar grapevine and leaf motifs and reflect the details of the urn and swags found in the quilt.

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