QUILT INDEX RECORD

29-24-2181

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:

751

When was the form filled out?

5/22/87 Bassett

This is a:

Other

Owner's name for quilt:

Strip Pieced Pumpkin Seed

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Melon Patch Variation

Brackman # or other source & #:

Brackman 1527

How long is the quilt?

87 inches

Time period:

1901-1929

When was the quilt started?

1927

When was the quilt finished?

1928

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

1928

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

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9.0 stitches per inch

Quilt top made by:

Stoner, Ida LeMunyon

Where the quilt was made, county:

Rock

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 did not quilt it.; Quilt pieced by one person

Why was the quilt made?

Other

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Grade School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 20-29

Copyright holder:

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