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7-4-12499

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Kansas State Historical Society

Who documented this quilt?

Kansas Quilt Project

Kansas Quilt Project Number:

AA236

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

This is a:

Quilt top with unfinished edge

Owner's name for quilt:

Dolly Blanket

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Postage Stamp

Brackman # or other source & #:

2276

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1950'S

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

1950, Kansas Quilt Project

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Quilt top made by:

Hurt, Ada (Witter)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Bev Garrett

Quilt owner's city:

Hoxie

Quilt owner's county:

Sheridan

Quilt owner's state:

Kansas (KS)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Witter

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1901

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

French

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

Quiltmaker's county:

Linn County

Quiltmaker's city:

Lacynge

Quiltmaker's state:

Kansas (KS)

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Friend

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Kansas Quilt Project

Cite this Quilt

Hurt, Ada (Witter. Dolly Blanket. From Kansas State Historical Society, Kansas Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=7-4-12499. Accessed: 04/24/24