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QUILT INDEX RECORD

29-24-526

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:

3436

When was the form filled out?

6/4/88 Lincoln--Christ United Methodist Church

Owner's name for quilt:

Red Cross

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Washington Sidewalk

Brackman # or other source & #:

Brackman 2813

How long is the quilt?

90 inches

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1978

When was the quilt finished?

1978

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

1978

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 marked on quilt.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Wool

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5.0 stitches per inch

Quilt top made by:

Kayser, Myrtle L. Faulhaber

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, Pastor; Birthday

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1892

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

German

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Grade School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Lutheran

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Under 10 years of age

Where does/did the group meet?

Quilted with friends at home; Quilted with community group; Quilted with Church or Ladies Aid Society

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

20-50 quilts

Copyright holder:

Contact Archives and Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries for image use

Cite this Quilt

Kayser, Myrtle L. Faulhabe. Red Cross. 1978. From University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Nebraska Quilt Project (Lincoln Quilters Guild). Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=29-24-526. Accessed: 03/29/24