QUILT INDEX RECORD

19-15-261

Minnesota Quilt Project Documentation Number:

BR 087

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Minnesota Quilters Inc.

Who documented this quilt?

Minnesota Quilt Project (MQP)

How wide is the quilt?

90

How long is the quilt?

70

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Dresden plate

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1901-1929

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Dresden Plate

Brackman # or other source & #:

3488a

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing; Hand Piecing

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Applique; Hand Applique

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Public domain/traditional pattern; Public domain/traditional

Quilt top made by:

Olson, Nina Mattson

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Mattson

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1880

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1955

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Swedish

Quiltmaker's educational background:

8th grade

Quiltmaker's occupation:

farmed

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Self-Taught

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 30-39

Other notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:

Age when quiltmaker learned: 35, How learned to quilt: self

Where the quilt was made, city:

Melba

Where the quilt was made, state:

Idaho (ID)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Description of quilt:

Dresden plate

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Minnesota Quilters, Inc.