Comforter

Name/Title

Comforter

Entry/Object ID

0046.007

Description

pieced square separated by red strips, knotted, one piece tan backing

Textile Type

Quilt

Use

bed cover Miller and West families

Context

"The red print center squares are from my father's first short dress." - NW

Collection

West Collection

Cataloged By

Esther Landis Bittinger

Category

Household, Clothing

Acquisition

Accession

0046

Source or Donor

Naomi Miller West family

Acquisition Method

Gift

Source (if not Accessioned)

Sonya Eller

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1875 - circa 1900

Time Period

19th Century, Late 19th Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Comforter

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Bedcover

Nomenclature Class

Bedding

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Width

68 in

Length

70 in

Material

Cotton, Fabric

Location

Room

Quilt Room

Building

Burkholder-Myers House

Inventory

Inventory Project

INV2026.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Mar 5, 2026

Provenance

Notes

from Grandfather John A. Miller

General Notes

Note Type

Date Cataloged

Note

10/30/2008

Created By

Sherrie R. Johndrow

Create Date

November 15, 2008

Update Date

July 8, 2026