QUILT INDEX RECORD
29-24-1479
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:
4537
When was the form filled out?
5/4/89 Omaha
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Irish Chain with Schoolhouse
Brackman # or other source & #:
1606b variation
How long is the quilt?
85 inches
Time period:
1976-1999
When was the quilt started?
1988
When was the quilt finished?
1989
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1989
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.
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
5.5 stitches per inch
Quilt top made by:
Parent Teacher Organization of Stull School
Where the quilt was made, county:
Cass
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 three or more persons, a group
Where did the maker get their materials?
Purchased new
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
Unknown
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 community group
Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:
1-5 quilts
Copyright holder:
Contact Archives and Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries for image use
Cite this Quilt
Parent Teacher Organization of Stull Schoo. Irish Chain with Schoolhouse. 1989. From University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Nebraska Quilt Project (Lincoln Quilters Guild). Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=29-24-1479. Accessed: 04/25/24