Quilt, star pattern, made of pieced cottons. Diamond shapes of pink, white, green, red and blue create 9 large stars on a field of small scale print of red foliate motif on white. Finally a narrow inner border of off-white and a wide outer border of red. Corners are mitered. Narrow binding of green cotton sewn to back, wrapped and stitched to front.
Backing is a cotton print of red flowers on a cream-colored ground. Batting is cotton.
Hand-quilted patterns in white and beige are waffle in outer border, foliate in inner border, and diamonds of stars have conforming lines. The diamond shapes of the calico print field are have 12-petal flowers and squares have wedding ring design.
Made by Mennonite mother Susan Gamber Brubaker(1883-1940) as a gift for her daughter Mary Gamber Brubaker (27 May 1888 - 15 Oct 1984) in anticipation of her marriage (14 Nov 1909) to Wallace Metzler Hottenstein (14 April1888 - 12 Sep 1966). Wallace and Mary grew up on adjoining farms east of Landisville. Susan was the wife of Isaac L. Brubaker (1862-1954).
McGovernville/Landisville area,
Provenance
Descent from quilt recipient Mary Gamber Brubaker Hottenstein to daughter Mrs. Melvin Lauver (Mary Brubaker Hottenstein Lauver) circa 1944. Then gifted by husband to Heritage Center.
Documented in Quilt Harvest, #29D See G.92.09.2 for studio wedding photo of recipient Mary Gamber Brubaker & her husband Wallace M. Hottenstein. Published in J. Lasansky's "Bits & Pieces" in article by Pat Keller, 1991.
Several minor stains on top. Binding has some areas of separation at front where stitching was faulty. Small hole at binding edge about 3" from one corner. Binding is frayed/tearing at middle of one side, about 3" long.
Object ID
G.92.09.1
Place of Origin
East Hempfield Twp.
Role
Quiltmaker
Credit
Given in memory of Mary Brubaker Hottenstein Lauver, daughter of Wallace M. and Mary Gamber Brubaker Hottenstein, Heritage Center Collection
