25 Block Square
25 Block Square Quilt
Name/Title
25 Block SquareEntry/Object ID
1997.001.022Description
This 30 pieced block quilt was done in multiple colors. Set in sashing of assorted brown fabrics and 3.5'' posts. Two of the posts include a pinwheel design, the remaining in single print fabric. Quilt has border on three sides in tan and a chambray backing. Very thin batting, possibly a flannel. The binding is done by hand from back to front with square corners. Quilting is done by hand in close diagonal lines (3/4'' apart in sashing; 1.5'' apart in blocks). Pattern in Barbara Brackman's book - 25 block per square - pg. 284-285Context
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 Information
Ellen Rebecca Spitzer
Sarah Ann Josephine Spitzer Walters