Name/Title
Scrap Quilt TopEntry/Object ID
1997.001.021Description
Quilt Top -
Hand-pieced one patch top in multi-colors.
Each square is 2.5'' x 2.5'', making there a total of 780 squares.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
Irene Vernie SpitzerDate made
circa 1900Place
* Untyped Place
Bridgewater, VirginiaDimensions
Dimension Description
Overall Quilt DimensionsWidth
69 inLength
77-1/2 inDimension Description
Individual Block DimensionsWidth
2-1/2 inLength
2-1/2 inDimension Notes
780 Blocks total - hand pieced togetherMaterials
Material
CottonMaterial Notes
Solids, stripes, prints, checks, and ginghamCondition
Overall Condition
Very GoodNotes
No noticeable issues.
Does not have sleeveOverall Condition
Very Good
