Grandmother's Flower Garden pattern quilt, cotton prints and solids.
Accurately hand-pieced, it has 60 hexagonal "flowers" in 8 rows (four of 8 alternate with four of 7). Each hexagonal flower is pieced with small hexagons; a gold center is surrounded by a circle of a solid color (6), then a circle of one printed fabric (12). A sashing of 2 rows of off-white hexagons separates each flower. The flowers are grouped in colors of yellow, pale pink, lavender, blue, green, orange, pink and a darker blue. No border.
Batting is a thin cotton. Backing is off-white. A 1/4-inch wide binding of solid yellow follows the contoured edges. Moderate amount of hand quilting. Quilting follows shape of each small hexagon.
Some prints used in this quilt also used in the Double Wedding Ring quilt. Good example of classic 1920s-30s quilt pattern.
Made near York Springs, Adams County by Mary Wilt Spangler (Sept 13, 1877 - Nov. 17, 1943).
Provenance
Made by donor's grandmother, Mary Wilt Spangler, who lived outside of York Springs. Passed to her daughter Edna and used on donor's bed for many years of her childhood.
Mary Wilt married Charles Spangler 11/24/1898 and they were Lutheran. Charles owned a well drilling business. They had three children, George, Mabert and Edna, who was 10 yrs. younger than her siblings.
Quilt documented in York Co. Quilt Documentation Project, #W-3-5.
Log cabin quilt of solid and printed cottons, machine pieced. Sixteen log cabin blocks (approx. 15" square) set straight, in 4x4 configuration.
Print fabric in center of block, with pink and off-white "logs". Off-white border with mitered corners, varies 4 3/4" to 5 3/4". Printed fabric is floral; pink and teal flowers, mustard stem and leaves, set on mosaic-like background of brown squares. Logs were sewn onto a white cotton foundation (visible through separating seam in backing).
No batting visible through seam separation in backing which is pieced off-white cotton. The foundation fabric serves as a batting substitute. Backing brought to front creates 1/4" binding.
Moderate amount of hand quilting; follows log piecing. Double parallel lines on border.
Made near York Springs, Adams County by Mary Wilt Spangler (Sept 13, 1877 - Nov. 17, 1943).
Provenance
Provenance: Made by donor's grandmother, Mary Wilt (Spangler) who lived in the York Springs area. Quilt passed to daughter Edna and then to her daughter, the donor.
Mary Wilt married Charles Spangler 11/24/1898 and they were Lutheran. Charles owned a well drilling business. They had three children, George, Mabert and Edna, who was 10 yrs. younger than her siblings.
Note re: fabric use: This pink fabric also used in Double Wedding Ring quilt (G09.3.9) and this printed fabric is found in the Grandmother's Flower Garden (G09.3.7).
This quilt documented by the York County Quilt Documentation. Unknown #.
General yellowing/soil from use & age. Significant brown stains scattered on front: large (abt. 7" dia.) brown liquid stain at center of one edge; large light brown stain at opposite side closer to corner; heavy sprinkling of brown stains largely within one of central white areas; very dark small stain 4" from one corner, etc. Open 1/2" hole in pink fabric near center. Moderate stains on reverse.
Object ID
G.09.03.08
Place of Origin
Adams County, Pennsylvania
Role
Quiltmaker
Credit
Gift of Betsy Keefer in memory of the Spangler family quilters, Heritage Center Collection
Double Wedding Ring pattern quilt in print and solid cottons along w/ some feed sacks; on off-white ground. Hand and machine pieced. Sixteen 20" rings, set 4x4, anchored at all intersections by four 2" x 2" squares of solid pink and blue. Completing the rings are segmented arcs pieced with prints. Border is same off-white cotton 2 1/2" wide.
Batting is thin cotton. Backing is same solid off-white cotton. Narrow 1/4" binding is the backing brought forward.
Densely hand quilted with fine even stitches. Quilting patterns are feather wreath with waffle center and surrounding filler in each ring, and two chain patterns within arcs and along border.
Fabrics used in other quilts: The Nile green was used in the Drunkard's Path quilt, the pink was used in the Log Cabin and the prints & blue in Grandmother's Flower Garden.
Made near York Springs, Adams County by Mary Wilt Spangler (Sept 13, 1877 - Nov. 17, 1943).
Provenance
Provenance: Made by donor's grandmother, Mary Wilt Spangler as a wedding gift for daughter Edna as she married Dale Keefer May 28, 1938. Then to her daughter, the donor.
Mary Wilt married Charles Spangler 11/24/1898, they lived in the York Springs area and were Lutheran. Charles owned a well drilling business. They had three children, George, Mabert and Edna, who was 10 yrs. younger than her siblings.
Some fading and discoloration. Stains over top: 1/2" dia. liquid stain, 2" long brown streak near center, 1/2" long ink(?) streak 6" from side, tiny sprinkled stains in several areas.
Object ID
G.09.03.09
Place of Origin
Adams County, Pennsylvania
Role
Quiltmaker
Credit
Gift of Betsy Keefer in memory of the Spangler family quilters, Heritage Center Collection
