QUILT INDEX RECORD
29-24-664
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:
2901
When was the form filled out?
3/30/88 Lincoln (Guild Members, etc.)
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Aunt Dinah's Delight
Brackman # or other source & #:
A5.38
How long is the quilt?
89 inches
Time period:
1976-1999
When was the quilt started?
1982
When was the quilt finished?
1983
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1983
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.
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
8.0 stitches per inch
Quilt top made by:
Ghormley, Mary E. Campbell
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
Why was the quilt made?
Personal enjoyment
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1919
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
Scottish; Irish
Quiltmaker's educational background:
1 or more years post secondary education
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Presbyterian
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Housewife
Where does/did the group meet?
Quilted with friends at home; Quilted with Quilt Guild
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
Ghormley, Mary E. Campbel. Aunt Dinah's Delight. 1983. From University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Nebraska Quilt Project (Lincoln Quilters Guild). Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=29-24-664. Accessed: 03/28/24