Name/Title
Around the World - Log CabinEntry/Object ID
1997.001.001Description
Piece hand-quilted quilt of many colors. "PFS" is embroidered near the center for Perry Franklin Spitzer.
This is a plain, pieced quilt likely created from old/recycled fabric. There is no border, but the backing is made of vertical strips. There is no batting.
The entire quilt is hand quilted with single black thread at 15 stitches per inch. The quilting pattern follows the top design and is done in 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 some quilts not made by a Spitzer, yet they were still made by relatives of the Spitzer family.
This long cabin quilt was made by Sarah Spitzer for her only brother, Perry Franklin Spitzer (Mary Etter's Father). His initials are near the center of the quilt.Collection
Permanent CollectionAcquisition
Accession
1997.001Source or Donor
Mary Spitzer EtterNotes
Donated Feb. 23, 1997Made/Created
Artist
Sarah Ann Josephine Spitzer WaltersDate made
circa 1875 - circa 1890Place
* Untyped Place
Rockingham County, VirginiaNotes
Made by Sarah Josephine Spitzer for her only brother, Perry Franklin Spitzer.Inscription/Signature/Marks
Location
Near CenterTranscription
"PFS"Material/Technique
EmbroideredNotes
For brother, Perry Franklin SpitzerOther Names and Numbers
Other Name
Around the WorldDimensions
Dimension Description
Overall Quilt DimensionsWidth
95 inLength
109 inDimension Description
Individual Block DimensionsWidth
19 inLength
19 inDimension Notes
30 blocks totalMaterials
Material
Wool, Cotton, Velvet, Wool Challis, HomespunMaterial Notes
solids, stripes, prints, and plaidsCondition
Overall Condition
WornNotes
Disintegration of fabric. Some concerns with threads missing.Overall Condition
GoodNotes
Some moth damage; Some deterioration of Wool challis
