Lot Essay
This quilt was organized by Mrs. Elizabeth McCrea and is signed by all of the women who worked on it with her. According to tradition, it was made as a gift for a minister.
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VARIOUS PROPERTIES
A PIECED, APPLIQUED AND EMBROIDERED ALBUM QUILT
MADE BY ELIZABETH MCCREA, PROBABLY BALTIMORE, CIRCA 1847
Details
A PIECED, APPLIQUED AND EMBROIDERED ALBUM QUILT
MADE BY ELIZABETH MCCREA, PROBABLY BALTIMORE, CIRCA 1847
106 x 106 in.
MADE BY ELIZABETH MCCREA, PROBABLY BALTIMORE, CIRCA 1847
106 x 106 in.
Provenance
Kelter-Malce Antiques, New York
Literature
Published in The Quilt Engagement Calendar (1988), compiled by Cyril I. Nelson.