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29-24-2822

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:

2210

When was the form filled out?

7/22/87 Blair

Owner's name for quilt:

State Birds and Flowers

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Embroidered quilt (Alternating Embellished Block)

How long is the quilt?

88 inches

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt finished?

1940

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

1940

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:

6.5 stitches per inch

Quilt top made by:

Laughlin, Beulah B.

Where the quilt was made, county:

Washington

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 makers were friends or neighbors; Quilt pieced by one person

Details about why the quilt was made:

Made for special person, Family member; Graduation

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

English; Unknown

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Baptist

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

Laughlin, Beulah B. State Birds and Flowers. 1940. From University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Nebraska Quilt Project (Lincoln Quilters Guild). Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=29-24-2822. Accessed: 03/28/24