The Baltimore Museum of Art was the first museum to engage in serious scholarship relating to Baltimore Album Quilts. Over three decades later, these impressive and complex quilts are still the subject of heated debate and vigorous scholarship. The true designers of many of the motifs are still unknown, while the makers are often undocumented, despite the signatures found within the blocks and family histories. This album displays many of the special blocks for which Baltimore Album Quilts are best known: the book (Lady’s album) within a wreath, the American eagle clasping the flag, the epergne (centerpiece) filled with fruits, and the rare musical trophy, to name a few. Techniques, including appliqué (reverse, layered, and chintz), embroidery, and selective cutting (choosing specific little parts of prints for specific decorative use) are employed. The quilt descended for generations in the family of Rebecca Penn Magruder, who may have had a role in its creation.