Eagle pattern all-cotton quilt is made from a commercial kit; all designs appliqued on off-white ground. Kit was produced to celebrate the Bicentennial in 1976.
Central eagle is appliqued within pointed oval fringed with flowering branches; all within a thin 3/4" appliqued frame/inner border. Outside border filled with undulating floral vine all four sides.
Fabrics used for applique are solid red, a green print and a yellow print. Outer border is 17" wide.
Batting is mid-weight cotton. Backing is solid off-white cotton. Instead of a binding, there is a band of green print at edge.
Hand quilting follows appliques, straight lines radiate from eagle in center. Scallop borders green inner border. Diamond grid covers remaining body of quilt except for parallel lines outside border vine.
Note: Two valances (G09.3.13A-B) were made to accompany this quilt.
Provenance
Made by donor's mother Edna Spangler Keefer (3/30/1912 - 6/6/1997), while living in Hermitage (near Sharon), Mercer Co., PA.
Several stains on front, esp. 2 1/2" oval brown stain at center of left side and another lighter liquid stain about 4 1/2" dia. just below it, and finally an 11" crescent brown stain across inner green print border/frame. Additional stains on back. Blue dotted line of pattern is visible at many points.
Object ID
G.09.03.12
Place of Origin
Hermitage, Mercer County, Pennsylvania
Role
Quiltmaker
Credit
Gift of Betsy Keefer in memory of the Spangler family quilters, Heritage Center Collection
Two window valances, A & B, of differing lengths, match eagle quilt's vining borders (G.09.9.12). Off-white cotton ground with floral vine of red flowers and green serpentine vine. Scalloped lower edge trimmed with green. Wide hem at toop, reverse side, has curtain hooks for hanging (now removed due to rusting).
Valances not likely kit-made like quilt, since no signs of dotted lines visible and fabrics are not a match -- different yellow print and solid green used instead of green print. Good use of motifs from the quilt to create valance design.
Eagle pattern all-cotton quilt is made from a commercial kit; all designs appliqued on off-white ground. Kit was produced to celebrate the Bicentennial in 1976.
Central eagle is appliqued within pointed oval fringed with flowering branches; all within a thin 3/4" appliqued frame/inner border. Outside border filled with undulating floral vine all four sides.
Fabrics used for applique are solid red, a green print and a yellow print. Outer border is 17" wide.
Batting is mid-weight cotton. Backing is solid off-white cotton. Instead of a binding, there is a band of green print at edge.
Hand quilting follows appliques, straight lines radiate from eagle in center. Scallop borders green inner border. Diamond grid covers remaining body of quilt except for parallel lines outside border vine.
Provenance
Made by donor's mother Edna Spangler Keefer (3/30/1912 - 6/6/1997), while living in Hermitage (near Sharon), Mercer County, PA.
