Coverlet

Textile

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Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center

Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

0009.063

Description

woven patterned linsey woolsey coverlet

Textile Type

Quilt

Collection

Wenger Family Collection

Cataloged By

Esther Landis Bittinger

Category

Household

Acquisition

Accession

0009

Source or Donor

Oscar & Bessie Heatwole Wenger family, Mildred Wenger Plank, Edith Virginia Wenger

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Catherine Driver Heatwole

Time Period

Late 19th Century, 19th Century

Place

State/Province

Virginia

Continent

North America

Notes

Catherine made the dyes used, homemade

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Coverlet

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Bedcover

Nomenclature Class

Bedding

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Width

78 in

Length

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

INV2026.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Mar 1, 2026

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

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Oscar & Bessie Heatwole Wenger family

Notes

Catherine Driver Heatwole is Bessie Heatwole Wenger's grandmother

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

January 7, 2022

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

July 16, 2026