Crazy pattern quilt, solids and prints of wool, twill, silk and cotton. Hand pieced and tied; no quilting. Twenty multi-colored crazy pieced blocks of varying sizes, straight set. Each patch edged in basic embroidery stitches, no interior embellishments. No border. Initials "MW" embroidered into one patch. Initials represent maker Mary Wilt who reportedly made quilt shortly before her Nov. 1898 marriage to Charles Spangler, although appraiser's 1925 date seems more plausible since it is a "scrap" quilt, often called a "make-do" type of quilt, and was likley made from the family's clothing.
Batting is mid-weight cotton. Backing is a brown cotton plaid. Binding is backing brought to front, 1/4" wide.
No quilting.
Provenance: Made by donor's grandmother, Mary Wilt Spangler (Sept 13, 1877 - Nov. 17, 1943) 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.
Quilt documented for the York Co. Quilt Documentation Project, #W-3-9.
Significant wear; many tears and holes in fabric on both sides of quilt.
Outskirts of York Springs, Adams Co.
Provenance
Passed from maker to daughter Edna Spangler Keefer to daughter Betsy Keefer, donor.
Mary Wilt married Charles Spangler Nov. 24, 1898. They were Lutheran. Charles owned a well drilling business. They had 3 children, George, Mabert and Edna, who was ten years younger than her siblings.
Drunkard's Path quilt, all cottons, off-white and Nile green solid. Accurate machine piecing; hand quilting. Off-white border is about 3 1/2" wide on all sides. Center composed of 360 small 3.5" - 4.5" blocks arranged with 20 rows of 18 blocks.
Batting is thin cotton. Backing is the same off-white cotton used on front; backing brought to front for a 1/4" wide binding.
Dense hand quilting with fine stitches. Quilting follows piecing, along with a crescent in each block.
Quilt documented for the York Co. Quilt Documentation Project, #W-3-4.
Made in the outskirts of 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 in the York Springs area. Quilt passed to daughter Edna where it was used on her bed for many years, 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.
Strong wear and aging overall. Significant fading, especially in center. Two areas of dark staining (blood?) at edges of opposite sides. Binding heavily frayed and detatching with two 1/2" ripped holes near dark stains at center fold of one edge. Three quilt pieces in corner are darker green than the others.
Object ID
G.09.03.06
Notes
Note: The Nile green fabric of this quilt was also used in the Double Wedding Ring quilt (G09.03.09).
Place of Origin
Adams County, Pennsylvania
Role
Quiltmaker
Credit
Gift of Betsy Keefer in memory of the Spangler family quilters, Heritage Center Collection
