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:

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