Quilt

Textile

-

Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center

Name/Title

Quilt

Entry/Object ID

0046.006

Description

pieced "Trip Around the World" quilt, tan patterned backing

Textile Type

Quilt

Use

bed quilt Guy and Naomi West

Context

"The red squares in the center with a little white design were from scraps of a dress I wore when I was in the first grade. The week I had to wear that dress, I kept my coat on because I did not like the dress!" - Naomi West

Collection

West Collection

Cataloged By

Esther Landis Bittinger

Category

Household, Comforters and Quilts

Acquisition

Accession

0046

Source or Donor

Naomi Miller West family

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Sarah Hoover

Date made

1919

Time Period

20th Century, Early 20th Century

Notes

hand quilted

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Quilt

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Needlework

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Width

67 in

Length

88 in

Material

Cotton, Fabric

Color

Tan, Blue, Yellow, Red, White, Green, Pink

Location

Room

Quilt Room

Building

Burkholder-Myers House

Inventory

Inventory Project

INV2026.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Mar 4, 2026

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Good

Provenance

Notes

given to Naomi from Grandmother Elizabeth "Bettie" Wine Thomas (1851-1938), passed down as heirloom

General Notes

Note Type

Date Cataloged

Note

10/30/2008

Created By

Sherrie R. Johndrow

Create Date

November 15, 2008

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

July 8, 2026