Bedspread

Woven Textile

Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center

Name/Title

Bedspread

Entry/Object ID

0009.050

Description

Sugar sack bedspread with feather stitching

Textile Type

Bedding

Context

(Sarah Heatwole Coffman) and her sisters quilted this before her marriage

Collection

Wenger Family Collection

Acquisition

Accession

0009

Source or Donor

Oscar and Bessie (Heatwole) Wenger family, Edith Virginia Wenger & Mildred Wenger Plank

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Bessie (Heatwole) Wenger

Manufacturer

Warner Sugar Refining Co.

Place

City

New York

Region

Northeast

Continent

North America

Notes

10lbs, Warner's Fine Granulated Sugar, Extra Quality

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Bedspread

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Bedcover

Nomenclature Class

Bedding

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Width

56 in

Length

88 in

Material

Cotton, Fabric, Sugar Sack

Color

Off-white, Red

Location

Bureau

Room

Joseph Funk Room

Building

Burkholder-Myers House

Date

June 18, 2025

Inventory

Inventory Project

INV2026.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Feb 28, 2026

Inventory Project

INV2025.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Jun 17, 2025

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Overall Condition

Good

Condition Detail

Stains, Discoloration

Date Examined

Jun 17, 2025

Created By

SRJ

Create Date

June 20, 2007

Updated By

info@brethrenmennoniteheritage.org

Update Date

March 1, 2026