Linen Cloth

Woven Textile

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Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center

Name/Title

Linen Cloth

Entry/Object ID

0009.031

Description

linen cloth with red "B" embroidery

Use

made for Bessie (Heatwole) Wenger

Context

"I believe this was made from linen woven by Frances Weaver Coffman (Bessie's grandmother) since I have one very much like it with that label."

Collection

Wenger Family Collection

Cataloged By

INS

Acquisition

Accession

0009

Source or Donor

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

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Frances Weaver Coffman (?)

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Class

FUNCTION UNKNOWN

Category

10--UNCLASSIFIABLE ARTIFACT

Dimensions

Width

14 in

Length

18 in

Color

Off-white, Red

Location

Location

Box 6

Room

Storage

Building

Welcome Center

Inventory

Inventory Project

INV2026.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Feb 28, 2026

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Good

Condition Detail

Stains

Examined By

INS

Provenance

Notes

Virginia Grove Weaver, a great-granddaughter of Frances Weaver Coffman

General Notes

Note Type

Date Cataloged

Note

05/10/2007

Created By

INS

Create Date

May 10, 2007

Updated By

info@brethrenmennoniteheritage.org

Update Date

March 1, 2026