Mary Simon (née Heidenroder)
Floral Basket in Wreath
1849
Physical Qualities
Cotton, ink, 17 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. (44.5 x 47 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Olive C. Slater
Object Number
1946.44a
Floral bouquet in red wire basket, surrounded by floral wreath with red and white roses, tied with triple bowknot; appliqué, layered appliqué, reverse appliqué, inked-in detail; plain cotton (in Turkey red, pink, yellow, green, medium and dark blues, beige, white, and black), printed cotton (in pink/red, purple, green)
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1946; Ms. Olive C. Slater.
Dena S. Katzenberg, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Baltimore Album Quilts," 1980-1982, catalog does not include 1946.44a, Circulated to: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Nov. 18, 1980-Jan. 11, 1981; Metropolitan Museum, New York, June 30, 1981-Aug. 30, 1981; BMA Dec. 13, 1981-Feb. 7, 1982.
*this square may or may not have been shown in this exhibit." (a.e.j.)
Anita Jones, Baltimore, The Baltimore Museum of Art, Jean and Allan Berman Textile Gallery, "Baltimore Album Quilts Revisited: A Matter of Style," 1st rotation, July 3rd, 2008-Jan. 27th, 2009, no catalog.
*this square may or may not have been shown in this exhibit." (a.e.j.)
Anita Jones, Baltimore, The Baltimore Museum of Art, Jean and Allan Berman Textile Gallery, "Baltimore Album Quilts Revisited: A Matter of Style," 1st rotation, July 3rd, 2008-Jan. 27th, 2009, no catalog.
Inscribed: "Mary L. Slater" (inked)