GENERAL DESCRIPTION: Large rectangular album quilt composed of 42 blocks with a variety of individual motifs including: a lyre, an anchor, a steam engine with railroad car ('One-armed Billy'), the Delaware State Seal, a funerary urn for Colonel William H. Watson (Baltimore hero from the Mexican-American War), the Baltimore Battle Monument, a fruit compote, a wicker basket with floral arrangement, a Bible, a book entitled 'Friendship's Offering,' and numerous bouquets, wreaths, and cornucopias. These blocks are surrounded by a floral border with triple undulating vine blooming with a multitude of diverse flowers. The central blocks and border were created primarily by use of the technique of appliqué with multiple-layered appliqué, reverse appliqué, chintz appliqué, embroidery, and calligraphy (ink-drawn accents and signatures) (see attached for listing of motif, technique, and signature of each block). Fabrics include: woven twill, plain and printed calicoes, fondue or 'rainbow' prints, vermiculate prints, checks, stripes, novelty prints, and glazed chintzes. Appliqué is worked in whipped and buttonholed stitches. The reverse of the quilt is of plain seamed cotton. Quilting consists of some outline quilting and parallel diagonal lines set 3/16' - 1/4' apart. Quilting is extremely fine using approximately 24 stitches per inch (counting stitches top and bottom). The quilt is finished with a red velvet or velveteen binding (with pile almost completely worn away) applied to the edge with approximately 3/8' showing on the front and 3-16' showing on the reverse. DESCRIPTION BY GRID: a1; Starburst, inscribed "Maria Williams" (inked); appliqué, layered appliqué; plain cotton, printed cotton a2: Floral wreath; inscribed "Michael O'Laughlen" (inked); appliqué, embroidery; plain cotton, embr. thread a3: Vase with red flowers; inscribed "Helen Brown/Baltimore/March 8th 1847" (inked); appliqué, reverse appliqué; plain cotton a4: Berry wreath; inscribed "S.W. O'Laughlen" (inked); appliqué, embroidery; plain cotton, printed cotton?, embr. thread a5: Pineapple wheel; inscribed "Arrianna Rankin" (inked); appliqué; plain cotton a6: Wreath; inscribed "Esther Rankin/1846"; appliqué; plain cotton b1: Book within wreath, butterfly, bow; inscribed "Friendship's Offering" (inked, on book), "A.M. Hardisty" (inked); appliqué, layered appliqué; plain cotton, printed cotton b2: Floral bouquet tied with pink bow; inscribed "A. Lizzie Morrison" (inked); appliqué, layered appliqué; plain cotton, printed cotton b3: Opossum in tree; inscribed "Mary Ann O'Laughlen" (inked); appliqué, layered appliqué, inked-in detail? (for butterflies); plain cotton, printed cotton b4: Four cornucopias with fruit and flowers; inscribed "Agnes Rankin/1846" (inked); appliqué, layered appliqué, embroidery; plain cotton, printed cotton, embr. thread b5: Chintz floral spray with butterfly; inscribed "Agnes Bryson" (inked); appliqué; printed cotton (in chintz) b6: Floral design, leaves in corners; appliqué, embroidery? (for flower detail); plain cotton, embr. thread(?) c1: Square floral wreath; inscribed "Sarah R. Creamer" (inked); appliqué, reverse appliqué; printed cotton c2: Battle Monument; inscribed "Maria Stevenson/1846" (inked); appliqué, layered appliqué, embroidery (for detail); plain cotton, printed cotton, embr. thread c3: Berry wreath; inscribed "Maria Kate O'Laughlen" (inked); appliqué; plain cotton, printed cotton c4: Lyre appliqué; inscribed "Susan E. Bond/1846" (inked); appliqué, layered appliqué; plain cotton, printed cotton (in blue fondue, brown fondue) c5: Floral wreath; inscribed "Maria Williams" (inked); appliqué, layered or reverse appliqué; plain cotton, printed cotton c6: Compote with fruit; inscribed "Susan Rankin/1846" (inked); appliqué, layered appliqué?; plain cotton, printed cotton d1: Pitcher with flowers; inscribed "M.A. Hook" (embroidered); appliqué, layered appliqué, embroidery, inked-in detail?; plain cotton, printed cotton, embr. thread d2: Floral wreath; inscribed "Catherine Wehner" (inked); appliqué, reverse appliqué; plain cotton, printed cotton d3: Eagle with flag and liberty cap; inscribed "Samuel Rankin/1846" (inked); appliqué, layered appliqué; plain cotton, printed cotton d4: Grape wreath; inscribed "HOLY BIBLE" (inked), "Elizabeth R. Ellis" (inked); appliqué, inked-in detail; plain cotton, printed cotton (in purple) d5: Vase with flowers and bird; inscribed "Benjamin E. Bond/November 15th, 1846" (inked); appliqué, layered appliqué, reverse appliqué?; plain cotton, printed cotton d6: Dove over anchor and chain within strawberry? bud? wreath; inscribed "Edward Rossiter" (inked); appliqué, reverse appliqué?; plain cotton, printed cotton e1: Floral wreath with tulips; inscribed "Mary Turner" (inked); appliqué; plain cotton, printed cotton e2: One-armed billy railroad engine and car, bird with flag; inscribed "Mary Myers" (inked); appliqué, layered appliqué, reverse appliqué?; plain cotton, printed cotton e3: Floral wreath; inscribed "Lizzie Pattison" (inked); appliqué; cotton e4: Eagle with shield above floral cornucopias; inscribed "[E]liza C. Bryson" (inked); appliqué, layered appliqué, embroidery; plain cotton, printed cotton, embr. thread e5- State of Delaware seal; inscribed "Arms of Delaware" (inked), "E.M. Pettit" (inked); appliqué, layered appliqué, embroidery?; plain cotton, printed cotton, embr. thread? e6: Wire basket with flowers; inscribed "Samuel Kimberly/1846/Baltimore/Sept/15" (inked); appliqué, layered appliqué, reverse appliqué; plain cotton, printed cotton f1: Vase with heart, arrow, and birds; inscribed "Lizzie Morrison" (inked); appliqué, layered appliqué, reverse appliqué, embroidery; plain cotton, printed cotton, embr. thread f2: Bird in acorn wreath; inscribed "Thomas K. Turner" (inked); appliqué, layered appliqué; plain cotton, printed cotton f3: Bible and bird; inscribed "BIBLE" (inked), "Mary Ann O'Laughlen" (inked); appliqué, layered appliqué; plain cotton, printed cotton f4: Floral wreath; inscribed "John. Armstrong Jr." (inked); appliqué; plain cotton, printed cotton? f5: Chintz vase with flowers; inscribed "Stracy L. Hardisty" (inked); appliqué; printed cotton (in chintz) f6: Floral sprig; inscribed "Margaret L. Brown" (inked); appliqué; plain cotton g1: Leaf wreath; inscribed "Ann Brown/Baltimore/March 8th 1847" (inked); appliqué; printed cotton g2: Watson funerary urn; inscribed "Susan Turner" (inked); appliqué, layered appliqué; plain cotton, printed cotton g3: Square floral wreath; inscribed "Jane L. Creamer/Baltimore/March 9th/1847" (inked); appliqué; plain cotton, printed cotton g4: Cornucopia with fruit; inscribed "Maria K. Laughlen" (inked); appliqué, layered appliqué; plain cotton, printed cotton g5: Floral wreath; inscribed "M.A. Hook" (embroidered); appliqué, layered appliqué, reverse appliqué?, inked-in detail?; plain cotton, printed cotton g6: Starburst; inscribed "Cassandra Dawson" (inked); appliqué, layered appliqué, double appliqué; plain cotton, printed cotton