Linen Spread

Woven Textile

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Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center

Name/Title

Linen Spread

Entry/Object ID

2024.8.4

Description

Either a bedspread or tablecloth, hand woven by Sophia Elizabeth Byrd Hays Garber. The embroidery was by Vesta Viola Spitzer Rhodes (1876-1932).

Textile Type

Table Cloth

Context

Sophia Elizabeth Byrd (1833-1904): daughter of William and Hannah Showalter Byrd, m. James M. Hays 1824-1868, m. Abraham D. Garber 1869 Rev. Abraham D. Garber (1824-1911): son of Jacob and Nancy Arnold Garber, m. Magdalene Wine 1848-1868, m. Sophia Elizabeth Byrd 1869

Cataloged By

Sam Funkhouser

Acquisition

Accession

2024.8

Source or Donor

Barbara Eshleman

Acquisition Method

Gift

Source (if not Accessioned)

Barbara Eshleman

Made/Created

Artist

Sophia Elizabeth Byrd Hays Garber

Time Period

19th Century, Late 19th Century, 20th Century, Early 20th Century

Notes

Homemade

Location

Location

Other

Not In Place

Date

September 17, 2024

Inventory

Inventory Project

INV2026.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

May 22, 2026

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

September 17, 2024

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

July 9, 2026