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- Album Quilt, circa 1850 - By the middle of the 19th century, the design vocabulary of the Pennsylvania German immigrants spread well beyond their community, encompassing the entire region. For example, we know that this "album" quilt that utilizes the Pennsylvania German aesthetic was used by Anne Dawson Morrison (1798-1866), a prosperous Philadelphia Quaker.
- circa 1850
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Album Quilt, circa 1850
By the middle of the 19th century, the design vocabulary of the Pennsylvania German immigrants spread well beyond their community, encompassing the entire region. For example, we know that this "album" quilt that utilizes the Pennsylvania German aesthetic was used by Anne Dawson Morrison (1798-1866), a prosperous Philadelphia Quaker.