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29-24-1656

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:

4711

When was the form filled out?

5/20/89 Elkhorn

Quilt's title:

Bunny Rabbit

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Unique

How long is the quilt?

57 inches

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt started?

1932

When was the quilt finished?

1933

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

1933

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.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Wool

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

10 stitches per inch

Quilt top made by:

McClean, Lois C.

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

Details about why the quilt was made:

Made for special person, Other

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1882

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1955

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:

Other, not listed

Where does/did the group meet?

Quilted with friends at home; Quilted with Church or Ladies Aid Society

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

McClean, Lois C. Bunny Rabbit. 1933. From University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Nebraska Quilt Project (Lincoln Quilters Guild). Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=29-24-1656. Accessed: 04/23/24