Name/Title
Love Apple or Pomegranate AppliqueEntry/Object ID
2007.007.001Description
Four elements of crossed stem patterns on white ground blocks, set 4 x 5 for a total of 20 blocks. "Floral" design with pink outer, yellow middle, and green center. The flowers have been machine pieced, while the rest of the blocks have been appliqued by hand and by machine. The blocks have been arranged into a grid with no borders or binding. Instead, the edge has been folded over to the back.
There is not batting, backing or quilting.Context
The Breneman family was a pioneer Mennonite family in the Valley. It is uncertain who in the family made the quilt, but it was a family heirloom. The first generation of Brenemans came from Germany via Switzerland and settled in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Abraham Breneman, born 1744, married Marie Reiff and the two of them moved to Rockingham County. The couple had 16 children and 111 grandchildren. The estate contains two churches: the Breneman church built in 1826 and the Lindale Church, built 1898. Both churches contain a cemetery for the family. Abraham also made a water-powered mill on Linville Creek in the early 1800s. This mill is still up and open for visitors. The donor is a descendant of Abraham and Marie.Collection
Permanent CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2007.007Source or Donor
Reba Florence SpitzerMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Unknown Maker(s)Role
MakerDate made
circa 1870Place
* Untyped Place
Shenandoah ValleyDimensions
Dimension Description
Overall Quilt DimensionsWidth
70 inLength
84 inDimension Description
Individual Block DimensionsWidth
16-3/4 inLength
18 inDimension Notes
4 x 5 = total of 20 blocksMaterials
Material
CottonMaterial Notes
All the fabric is prints. Green fabric is different in blocks in bottom row.Colors
Color
Pink, Green, Yellow, Off-WhiteColor Notes
Pink is a double pinkCondition
Overall Condition
Very GoodNotes
stains in top right corner & some along bottomOverall Condition
Very Good