Album Quilt, 2nd quarter of the 19th Century, 91 x 89 in. ( x cm), Cotton; appliqué; quilted, United States, 19th century, Baltimore Album Quilts like this one represent a type of quilt that was wildly popular from about 1845 to 1855 in Baltimore, Maryland. Album Quilts were originally conceived as group projects where each woman would create a single block that would later be joined with others to form a quilt. As the style became more popular, however, special designs were created to be sold as kits. In this century the album quilt tradition continues, particularly in advocacy

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