While Pennsylvanians of German descent often made boldly colored quilts featuring an array of pieced and appliqued folk art motifs, their English neighbors often stuck to British styles, such as template-pieced mosaic quilts, like the one you see here made of elegant, small-scaled chintz fabrics.

Pattern: 
Hexagon
Maker: 
Maker unknown
Circa
1820
Possibly made in
Baltimore
Maryland
United States
100
99.5
IQM, Ardis and Robert James Collection
1997.007.0687