#1 - Note Cards from the Walters Art Museum Collection: “Still Life: Wine, Water, Fruit, and Nuts,” Bonvin (1864).
William Walters and his son Henry left the City of Baltimore an astounding collection of art that constitutes the heart of the Walters Art Museum. The museum serves as an anchor for the Mount Vernon area of Downtown Baltimore ─an architectural gem of the East Coast.

#2 - Women’s Industrial Exchange Bon-Bon Dish.
The Woman’s Industrial Exchange has been located at 333 North Charles Street since 1887. Baltimore’s Exchange was founded in 1880 as part of a large network of outlets for women to earn a living “discreetly” via the consignment of their handmade goods. Beautiful handcrafted gifts can still be purchased here.

#3 - Baltimore
A pictorial guide to the city with large color photographs and informative text. A must for planning your sightseeing itinerary.

#4 - Fort McHenry National Monument & Historic Shrine Playing Cards.
Francis Scott Key, a native of what is now Carroll County, waited on a ship about 8 miles from Fort McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore. His poem, “The Defence of Fort McHenry,” was eventually set to music and became the National Anthem in 1931.

#5 - Pair of Colonial Taper Candles (10”) hand-dipped in Cecil County by My Maryland Candle Company.
Located on the campus of Johns Hopkins University, Homewood House is one of the best examples of Federal Period architecture in the United States. The 1805 home was a wedding present from Charles Carroll of Carrollton—one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence—to his only son, Charles.

#6 - Plush hand towel monogrammed (in Maryland) with the Maryland State Flag.
The Maryland State Flag is the only flag in the Union derived from a family’s coat of arms. The black and gold pattern belongs to the shield of the Calvert family, who founded the Maryland colony in 1634. The red and white crosses belong to the Crosslands, the maternal arm of the Calvert family.

#7 - Pure glycerine –based soap, handmade on the Eastern Shore, features an authentic Maryland Blue Crab and delicious lemon-lime scent.
This 100% pure glycerine-based soap, handmade on the Eastern Shore, features the Maryland Blue Crab. As the star of the Chesapeake Bay harvest, the Blue Crab is synonymous with Maryland cuisine.

#8 - Chocolate Black-eyed Susans made by Baltimore’s own Moore’s Candies.
The Rudbeckia hirta, or Black-eyed Susan, is the Maryland State Flower. The black and gold perennial—similar in color to the Calvert quadrants of the Maryland State Flag—blooms from mid to late summer.

#9 - Baltimore Clipper Tea Bags (20), manufactured by Maryland’s Eastern Shore Tea Co.®
The sleek and fast-sailing Baltimore Clipper Ship was a fixture of both the Chesapeake Bay and international waters by the early 19th century. Baltimore celebrated its 300th anniversary as an “official” port in 2006.