Name/Title
Crazy Quilt TopEntry/Object ID
1997.001.007Description
This multi-colored crazy quilt was pieced on a foundation. It has much embroidery on the top.
This quilt has thirty 15.5'' square blocks (5 x 6).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
Margaret Melinda SpitzerDate made
circa 1900Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall Quilt DimensionsWidth
82 inLength
97 inDimension Description
Individual Block DimensionsWidth
15-1/2 inLength
15-1/2 inDimension Notes
30 Blocks totalMaterials
Material
CottonMaterial Notes
Stripes, Prints, Plaids, Checks, and GinghamCondition
Overall Condition
Very Good