QUILT INDEX RECORD
29-24-2248
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:
921
When was the form filled out?
5/30/87 Dorchester
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
White House Steps
Brackman # or other source & #:
Brackman 2027
How long is the quilt?
83 inches
Time period:
1850-1875
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1874
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.
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
7.5 stitches per inch
Quilt top made by:
Aller, Catherine Cramer
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1840
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
Unknown
When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
Age 20-29
Copyright holder:
Contact Archives and Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries for image use
Cite this Quilt
Aller, Catherine Crame. White House Steps. 1850-1875. From University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Nebraska Quilt Project (Lincoln Quilters Guild). Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=29-24-2248. Accessed: 04/24/24
