The Metropolitan Fair in Manhattan, 1864
Had you been to the 1864 Metropolitan Fair
you might have been able to tell us more about an intriguing item
listed in the catalog. In one of those displays pictured above:
"956. Bed Quilt. Made by ladies of Baltimore for
Jefferson Davis. Intercepted on its way to Dixie. W. P. J."
The stolen quilt seems to have been shown with the "Flags of the Fifth N.Y. Vols (Duryee's Zouaves.)
Founder of the Fifth N.Y Abram Duryee
standing right with zouave pants.
Duryee's Zouaves charging into battle from Harper's Weekly
Duryee's Zouaves at the end of the century, wearing their characteristic
uniforms.
Perhaps they confiscated this quilt meant for the President of the Confederacy in their campaign in Maryland in 1862.
Let's hope someone's saved it.
The reference:
Catalogue of the Museum of Flags, Trophies and Relics Relating to the ...
Catalogue of the Museum of Flags, Trophies and Relics Relating to the ...
By New York (N.Y.). Metropolitan fair, 1864.
See the catalog here at Google Books: