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State Birds and Flowers; Embroidered quilt (Alternating Embellished Block)
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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