Pieced and Appliqued Cotton Album Quilt

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Pieced and Appliqued Cotton Album Quilt, Baltimore, c. 1840s, appliqued quilt top with twenty-four blocks of predominantly red, green, and yellow calico floral motifs, on a white muslin ground, the center block with applied chintz wreath, three blocks signed "Rosina M. Herring Dec. b. 1847, Winifred Smith 1849," and "Hannah, Ann Robinson, Baltimore Md.," printed calico border, intricately quilted around the motifs, with feather and herringbone borders, (very minor scattered staining, oxidation to border),106 1/2 x 108 in.
Estimate $10,000-15,000

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