An Album Quilt [Baltimore area] consisting of 42 individual blocks, each measuring approximately 12-3/4" x 12-1/2" and composed of white cotton, each appliquéd with a different design, including crossed floral or leaf stems (sometimes interpreted as branches of the "toothache" tree), pineapple motifs, stars within sawtooth circles, floral sprays, "Presidents" wreaths or Washington's wreaths, grape or berry sprigs, simple floral baskets or pots, oak leaves, heart wreaths, eagles or birds, and a multitude of cut paper (scherensnitte) motifs. the most impressive is a flower pot with a lattice-work center and a variety of flowers with embroidery details. The rest of the motifs are fashioned from a large variety of fabrics, including: Solid colored fabrics of red, yellow-green, blue-green (forest green), brown, lt. orange (gold), bright chrome orange, and blue; Printed fabrics, including green ground prints with yellow and black figures (florals, dots, paisley prints with yellow flowers) and green grounds with black figures (leaf motifs, ovals, arrows, stripes), black grounds with green figures, and black grounds with green and yellow figures, red grounds with figures (checkered yellow and black; yellow, black, blue, and green leafs or flower buds, orange, blue and black geometrics; white polka dots, French "Restoration" motifs in yellow and black; yellow grounds with white dots, multicolored sprigs, frow florals; grey-ground print with white and browns, blue ground with dk. blue, white, and brown figures, and more. Each block is signed with what appears to be a hand-written signature inked, though probably all in the same hand. The single border is 3-5/8 to 4" wide on all sides. it is appliquéd with undulating green vine (black ground with green vine print) ornamented with bellow flowers fashioned from a red print (red round with yellow, blue, green, and black floral). the corners are square. Techniques used throughout the quilt top include appliqué, reverse appliqué, layered appliqué, chintz appliqué (sometimes called Broderie Perse), embroidery, and weaving or intertwining of appliqué strips. All stitching, appliqué, and joining are hand sewn. The backing is seamed in 14-1/2", 35" and 34-1/4"" panels joined with hand stitching. The blocks are joined by hand stitching and the quilt is hand quilted in double-line clam shell pattern within blocks, outline stitch-around appliqués, and running diagonal lines within the border and in some of the blocks as well. The quilting is very fine (approx. 18 stitches to the inch back and front) . The binding is brought from front to back. The thread is white. DESCRIPTION BY GRID: a1: Ring around flowers with bees?; inscribed "A.M.H." (embroidered); appliqué, layered appliqué, embroidered (inscription only); plain cotton (in red), printed cotton (in red, pink, yellow, green), embr. thread a2: Cut-paper design; inscribed "Betty Cross" (inked); appliqué; plain cotton (in teal), printed cotton (in red) a3: Vase with flowers; inscribed "Henrietta Rittenhouse" (inked); appliqué, layered appliqué; printed cotton (in red, yellow) a4: Star within star; inscribed "Kate Harvey" (inked); appliqué, reverse appliqué; printed cotton (in red, green, yellow) a5: Open floral wreath; inscribed "Lizy Wall" (inked); appliqué, reverse appliqué; plain cotton (in red), printed cotton (in green) a6: Basket with flowers; inscribed "Margaret A. Becket" (inked); appliqué, layered appliqué; plain cotton (in red), printed cotton (in yellow, greens, reds) a7: Blue basket with berry wreath; inscribed "T./H." (embroidered); appliqué, layered appliqué, stuffed work (berries), embroidery (inscription only); plain cotton (in blue), printed cotton (in grey, yellow/orange/brown), embr. thread b1: Pineapple(?); inscribed "Lizy Duvall" (inked); appliqué; printed cotton (in red, green) b2: Cut-paper design, berries in corners; inscribed "Rachel G. Lanham" (inked); appliqué; printed cotton (in red, green) b3: Grapes or cherries spray; inscribed "Cordelia Beall" (inked); appliqué, embroidery (chain stitch); plain cotton (in red, teal), embr. thread b4: Crossed-stem flowers; inscribed "Harriet Beckett" (inked); appliqué, layered appliqué; plain cotton (in red, green), printed cotton (in yellow) b5: Cut-paper design, flowers in corners; inscribed "Rebecca Hopkins" (inked); appliqué, reverse appliqué, embroidery; printed cotton (in red, two greens), embr. thread b6: Heart wreath; inscribed "Catharine Beall" (inked); appliqué, layered appliqué, raised appliqué; plain cotton (in red), printed cotton (in green, yellow) b7: Open floral wreath; inscribed "Harriet Becket" (inked); appliqué, layered appliqué, reverse appliqué; printed cotton (in red, green, yellow) c1: Cut-paper design; inscribed "Sarah Cross" (inked); appliqué; plain cotton (in brown, teal) c2: Circle with diamond and star ring; inscribed "Mary S. Riddle" (inked); appliqué; printed cotton (in red, green) c3: Floral wreath; inscribed "Kate Harvey" (inked); appliqué, reverse appliqué, embroidery (buttonhole stitch, etc.); plain cotton (in red, green), printed cotton (in yellow), embr. thread c4: Lattice basket with flowers; inscribed "James W. Harvey's Quilt/Made by the ladies of Prince George's Co./Quilted by his sisters/Kate & Dorcas/1856 [note mistake and write over of '5']" (inked), "Dorcas Harvey (inked); appliqué, layered appliqué, reverse appliqué, embroidery (buttonhole stitch, chain stitch); plain cotton (in red, yellow, teal), embr. thread c5: Floral wreath, small cornucopia; inscribed "Clara C. Harvey" (inked); appliqué, layered appliqué, reverse appliqué; embroidery (buttonhole stitch); plain cotton (in red, teal), printed cotton (in yellow) cotton, embr. thread c6: Crossed flowers; inscribed "Sarah J. Cross" (inked); appliqué, embroidery (chain stitch); plain cotton (in red, green), embr. thread c7: Pineapple; inscribed "Mary Harvey" (inked); appliqué; plain cotton (in red, green) d1: Holly? leaves; inscribed "Mary S. Yost" (inked); appliqué, layered appliqué; plain cotton (in red), printed cotton (in green, yellow) d2: Cut-paper design with hearts, circles on edges, flowers in corners; inscribed "Rebecca Hopkins" (inked); appliqué, layered appliqué; printed cotton (in red, two greens) d3: Cut-paper with stemmed buds; inscribed "Rebecca Hopkins" (inked); appliqué, reverse appliqué, embroidery; plain cotton (in red), printed cotton (in two greens), embr. thread d4: Floral spray; inscribed "Harriet Cross" (inked); appliqué, reverse appliqué, stuffed work, embroidery; plain cotton (in red, green), printed cotton (in yellow), embr. thread d5: Floral spray, linked hearts on edges; inscribed "Kate Harvey" (inked); appliqué, layered appliqué, reverse appliqué; plain cotton (in red), printed cotton (in red, green, yellow) d6: Cut-paper wheel design; inscribed "Mary J. Cross" (inked); appliqué; plain cotton (in green), printed cotton (in red) d7: Crossed flowers; inscribed "Ginnie Duvall" (inked); appliqué; printed cotton (in red, green, yellow) e1: Cut-paper star within leafy circle; inscribed "Mary M. Cross" (inked); appliqué; plain cotton (in teal), printed cotton (in red) e2: Cut-paper design; inscribed "Mary A. Wright" (inked); appliqué; printed cotton (in red, green) e3: Heart wreath within vines and leaves; inscribed "Harriet J. Wall" (inked); appliqué, layered appliqué; printed cotton (in red, green) e4: Open floral wreath; inscribed "Mag Goodman" (inked); appliqué; printed cotton (in red, green, yellow) e5: Pineapple, framed by blooms and buds; inscribed "May Duvall" (inked); appliqué, reverse appliqué, embroidery; plain cotton (in orange), printed cotton (in red, green), embr. thread e6: Circle with diamond and star ring; inscribed "Kate Harvey" (inked); appliqué; printed cotton (in red, green) e7: Cut-paper design; inscribed "Mary A. Wright" (inked); appliqué; printed cotton (in red, green) f1: Wheel, flowers and birds in corners; inscribed "Ann Prather" (inked); appliqué; printed cotton (in elaborate designs) f2: Cut-paper design, branches in corners; inscribed "Cate Harvey" (inked); appliqué; printed cotton (in red, green) f3: Floral cut-paper design; inscribed "H. Rittenhouse" (inked); appliqué; plain cotton (in red), printed cotton (in green) f4: Star within star, flowers in corners; inscribed "Kate Harvey" (inked); appliqué, reverse appliqué, embroidery (chain stitch); printed cotton (in red, green, yellow), embr. thread f5: Star, stemmed flowers in corners; inscribed "Bettie Cross" (inked); appliqué; printed cotton (in red, green) f6: Vase with red flowers; inscribed "Ann C. Hopkins" (inked); appliqué, layered appliqué, reverse appliqué; plain cotton (in red), printed cotton (in black/brown/blue) f7: Cut-paper design; inscribed "Catherine B. L. Hopkins" (inked); appliqué; printed cotton (In red w/ yellow floral)