Baltimore-Style Album Quilt Top1849–1852105 × 109"Cotton and inkGift of Mr. and Mrs. James O. Keene1984.41.10signature quilt
Album quilt constructed of twenty-five blocks with elaborate floral border four sides. Two scenic blocks UL and UR corners: LS building with pointed cupola and boats and birds; RS with hunter and two dogs and man in row boat. Center block with eagle with tasseled flag and shield; block below with book "Token" in basket of flowers; TC block with watermelon and knife. Other blocks include open and closed wreaths, birds in trees, and interlaced baskets and cornucopia. Mounted on muslin and wood support. Elaborate layered applique.152407279Mary Heidenroder SimonTextilesThe American Folk Art Museum believes this work to be in the public domain.http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster20782http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster13016http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster8971BaltimoreBaltimoreUnited StatesMarylandTextilesBaltimoreThis appears to be one of at least twelve quilts that can be attributed to Mary Evans. Evans was involved with one of the many quilt groups in Baltimore creating album quilts in the period from 1846-1852. She may have worked with or under the direction of Acsah Goodwin Wilkins who probably supplied much of the fabric used by the group of Methodist women who called themselves the Ladies of Baltimore. Evans worked as a professional quiltmaker, selling blocks to be inscribed or entire quilts. The design sources for these quilts came from Staffordshire china, local landmarks, and historical events, printed material, etc. Evans' work is distinguished by her exceptional compositional and stitching skills and by her use of fabric to simulate characteristics of feathers, glass, leaves, flowers, etc. A more in-depth discussion is available in the object file. Woven basket, on binding of book "Token"; "E Pluribus Unum"; one hunter, rower as in Queen of the May Quilt (Katzenberg #14) and two hunters in Battee Quilt, Baltimore Museum of Art (Katzenberg #22); cornucopia, alternating bands of circles, as in Updegraf Quilt (Seinkiewicz #8)TEXTILEappliqued quiltalbumhttp://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster20782http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster13016http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster8971http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster20782http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster13016http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster8971http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster20782http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster13016http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster897118491852 1984 41 1 This appears to be one of at least twelve quilts that can be attributed to Mary Evans. Evans was involved with one of the many quilt groups in Baltimore creating album quilts in the period from 1846-1852. She may have worked with or under the direction of Acsah Goodwin Wilkins who probably supplied much of the fabric used by the group of Methodist women who called themselves the Ladies of Baltimore. Evans worked as a professional quiltmaker, selling blocks to be inscribed or entire quilts. The design sources for these quilts came from Staffordshire china, local landmarks, and historical events, printed material, etc. Evans' work is distinguished by her exceptional compositional and stitching skills and by her use of fabric to simulate characteristics of feathers, glass, leaves, flowers, etc. A more in-depth discussion is available in the object file. Woven basket, on binding of book "Token"; "E Pluribus Unum"; one hunter, rower as in Queen of the May Quilt (Katzenberg #14) and two hunters in Battee Quilt, Baltimore Museum of Art (Katzenberg #22); cornucopia, alternating bands of circles, as in Updegraf Quilt (Seinkiewicz #8)TEXTILEappliqued quiltalbum