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Aunt Dinah's Delight

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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