Name/Title
Pineapple Log CabinEntry/Object ID
1997.001.004Description
There is a total of twenty 18.5'' square blocks. Pieced multi-colored scrap quilt with a pieced back. The quilt is hand-quilted with a rose-colored "J" embroidered on the top.
There is a back to front 1/4'' binding with rounded corners.
The entire quilt is hand quilted with 18-20 stitches per inch using single cream thread. The quilting itself follows the top design with diagonal lines.Context
Mary Spitzer Etter of Harrisonburg, Virginia donated her family's entire quilt collection to the Virginia Quilt Museum in 1997. The collection contained 27 quilts, most of which were made by Mary's aunts, the Spitzer sisters. Their names were Sarah Josephine Spitzer (Walters), Margaret Melinda Spitzer (Jones), and Ellen Rebecca Spitzer. It is unknown if the other two Spitzer sisters, Hannah Spitzer (Brown) and Jane Spitzer (Evers), did much quilting. Of the quilts completed by the Spitzer sisters, there is a single initial embroidered on the front of quilt to mark who made each quilt. Ellen Spitzer's daughter, Irene, also completed three pieces of the collection. Some of the quilts contain blocks were done by Mabel Spitzer, Mary's mother. These blocks were then quilted by either Berta or Effie Long, Mabel's neighbors. There are a few quilts not made by a Spitzer, yet they were still made by relatives of the Spitzer family.Collection
Permanent CollectionAcquisition
Accession
1997.001Source or Donor
Mary Spitzer EtterNotes
Donated Feb. 23, 1997Made/Created
Artist
Sarah Ann Josephine Spitzer WaltersDate made
circa 1875Place
* Untyped Place
Rockingham County, VirginiaInscription/Signature/Marks
Location
TopTranscription
"J"Material/Technique
EmbroideredDimensions
Dimension Description
Overall Quilt DimensionsWidth
80 inLength
97 inDimension Description
Individual Block DimensionsWidth
18-1/2 inLength
18-1/2 inMaterials
Material
Cotton, Wool, Silk, HomespunMaterial Notes
Solids, Stripes, Prints, PlaidsCondition
Overall Condition
GoodNotes
Small areas of fabric deterioration; 3 stains on back
