Blanket

Name/Title

Blanket

Entry/Object ID

0045.001

Description

The Brubaker family, originally Mennonite, were early settlers of Page Co. VA, in the vicinity of Hamburg (originally called "Massanutten"). They arrived in the early 1700s. woven bed blanket, overshot design method

Textile Type

Throw Blanket

Use

bed covering Brubaker family

Cataloged By

Betty Eggleston

Category

Household

Acquisition

Accession

0045

Source or Donor

James B. (Jim) and Anna Katherine (Kathy) (Brubaker) Hoover

Acquisition Method

Gift

Notes

Donor Requests: give to local museum or school, public credit may be given to donor

Made/Created

Artist

Brubaker family member

Place

County

Page County

Region

Shenandoah Valley

State/Province

Virginia

Continent

North America

Notes

Date: late 19th century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Blanket

Nomenclature Class

Bedding

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Height

87 in

Width

101 in

Material

Wool, Cotton, Fabric

Color

Navy, White

Location

Location

Location

Dresser

Room

Roller Ziegler Room

Building

Burkholder-Myers House

Date

June 16, 2025

Inventory

Inventory Project

INV2025.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Jun 16, 2025

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Overall Condition

Very Good

Date Examined

Jun 16, 2025

Provenance

Notes

Brubaker family

General Notes

Note Type

Date Cataloged

Note

03/20/2008

Note Type

Information Provided By

Note

Betsy Eggleston

Created By

SRJ

Create Date

June 29, 2008

Updated By

info@brethrenmennoniteheritage.org

Update Date

July 8, 2025