QUILT INDEX RECORD

29-24-411

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Who documented this quilt?

Nebraska Quilt Project (Lincoln Quilters Guild)

Nebraska Quilt Project Number:

3326

When was the form filled out?

5/25/88 Lincoln--St. Andrew's Lutheran Church

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

one patch-square

Brackman # or other source & #:

Brackman 2276

How long is the quilt?

90 inches

Time period:

1950-1975

When was the quilt started?

1955

When was the quilt finished?

1955

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

1955

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Date estimated by NQP committee member, corrected later if deemed appropriate by UNL graduate student researcher in consultation with Patricia Crews.

Further information concerning dates:

Date estimated.

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7.0 stitches per inch

Quilt top made by:

Young, Marge R. Swenson

Where the quilt was made, county:

Lancaster

Where the quilt was made, state:

Nebraska (NE)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Quilt maker also quilted it.; Quilt pieced by one person

Details about why the quilt was made:

Made for special person, Doctor

Where did the maker get their materials?

Other

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1921

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Swedish

Quiltmaker's educational background:

1 or more years post secondary education

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Presbyterian

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Other

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 20-29

Where does/did the group meet?

Quilted with friends at home

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

20-50 quilts

Copyright holder:

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