Name/Title
Neff QuiltEntry/Object ID
2016.007.001Description
Quilt with variation of Birds in Flight pattern.Context
The Neff Quilt was done in the Shenandoah Valley in the 1840s and is signed by Elizabeth Neff Miller. It was passed through the Miller family until 2001 when it was given to a local antique shop. The quilt was purchased from the shop by a Californian quilt historian who had acquired the quilt while in Williamsburg, Virginia. Later, she and a Virginia Quilt Museum member discussed the possibly of the museum acquiring the quilt. The Virginia Quilt Museum, the Shenandoah County Historical Society, and the New Market Historical Society raised funds to bring the quilt to back the valley.
It is unclear if Elizabeth made the quilt as she would have been only 10 years old at the time.Collection
Permanent CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2016.007Acquisition Method
PurchaseNotes
Purchase from Claire KernsMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Elizabeth NeffRole
QuilterDate made
1843Place
* Untyped Place
Shenandoah ValleyNotes
Signed by Elizabeth Neff, yet she was only 10 years old in 1843.Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
SignatureTranscription
"Elizabeth Neff Property Shenandoah County 1843"Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall Quilt DimensionsWidth
91 inLength
98 in
