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29-24-854

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:

3760

When was the form filled out?

6/15/88 Lincoln--County Extension Office

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

House; Old House; Schoolhouse

Brackman # or other source & #:

0863

How long is the quilt?

87 inches

Time period:

1901-1929

When was the quilt started?

1902

When was the quilt finished?

1902

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

1902

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.

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:

Dean, Esther Hoornbeek

Where the quilt was made, county:

Saunders

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

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1852

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1913

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Norwegian; English; French; Dutch

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Congregational

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

5-20 quilts

Copyright holder:

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

Cite this Quilt

Dean, Esther Hoornbee. House; Old House; Schoolhouse. 1902. From University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Nebraska Quilt Project (Lincoln Quilters Guild). Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=29-24-854. Accessed: 03/28/24