Botanical Album Quilt, 1859. Shenandoah Valley, Virginia. Made by Esther Matthews (1776-1866) for Addison Blair Martz (1834-1863). Cotton; pieced, appliquéd, quilted. Virginia Quilt Museum, Harrisonburg, Virginia.
Civil-War Era Textiles Offer a New Perspective on America’s Past at the New York Historical Society