Coverlet

Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

0009.063

Description

Catherine made the dyes used. Catherine (Driver) Heatwole is Bessie (Heatwole) Wenger's grandmother. woven patterned linsey woolsey coverlet

Textile Type

Quilt

Collection

Wenger Family Collection

Cataloged By

Esther Bittinger

Category

Household

Acquisition

Accession

0009

Source or Donor

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

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Catherine (Driver) Heatwole (1828-1906)

Place

State/Province

Virginia

Continent

North America

Notes

Date: pre. 1906

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Coverlet

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Bedcover

Nomenclature Class

Bedding

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Height

78 in

Width

90 in

Material

Homemade Dyes, Linen, Wool, Fabric

Color

Red, Navy, Off-white

Location

Location

Trunk

Room

Child's Room

Building

Burkholder-Myers House

Inventory

Inventory Project

INV2025.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Jun 24, 2025

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Overall Condition

Very Good

Date Examined

Jun 24, 2025

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

January 7, 2022

Updated By

info@brethrenmennoniteheritage.org

Update Date

July 8, 2025