Linen (Linsey-Woolsey)

Woven Textile

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Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center

Name/Title

Linen (Linsey-Woolsey)

Entry/Object ID

0001.003

Description

"I find this item interesting because it shows that type of material that was being made by my ancestors. The fact that it apparently uses very small lots of yarn shows that they were very frugal. No small lot of yarn could be wasted. I also find that the fairly bright colors used are very interesting. Not what I would expect from a people who are thought to be very plain and drab. The Blosser's were raising and producing their own linen. I know this from the fact that in the attic of the old stone house were a hank of linen fiber, a linen break or comb, and a linen spinning wheel." Norman Blosser Coffman

Category

Household

Acquisition

Accession

0001

Source or Donor

Norman Blosser and Petrea (Ziemke) Coffman

Acquisition Method

Gift

Notes

Donor Requests: Right of first refusal to donors, then Michael Coffman, then Linda Coffman Skornia

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1875

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Category

10--UNCLASSIFIABLE ARTIFACT

Dimensions

Height

41 in

Width

105 in

Dimension Notes

about 41" wide x 105" long, odd shape

Materials

Material

Linen, Handspun Wool, Fabric

Material Notes

Handspun and hand woven

Colors

Color Notes

Yellow, Orange, Red

Location

Location

Location

Dish Press

Room

Dining Room

Building

Burkholder-Myers House

Date

June 5, 2025

Inventory

Inventory Project

INV2025.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Jun 5, 2025

Inventoried Date

May 9, 2009

Notes

ok - labeled

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Overall Condition

Poor

Condition Detail

Missing Areas / Holes, Frayed / Fraying, Shedding

Maintenance

Required Maintenance

needs protected from moths

Provenance

Notes

Jonas and Margaret (Burkholder) Blosser (Blosser stone house on Rt. 42 south of Harrisonburg, VA), inherited by Jonas H. Blosser, then Naomi (Blosser) Coffman, then Norman Blosser Coffman

General Notes

Note Type

Information Provided By

Note

Norman Blosser Coffman

Created By

SRJ

Create Date

July 26, 2006

Updated By

info@brethrenmennoniteheritage.org

Update Date

July 8, 2025