QUILT INDEX RECORD
29-24-2828
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:
2221
When was the form filled out?
7/22/87 Blair
Owner's name for quilt:
Roman Bars
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Roman Square
Brackman # or other source & #:
Brackman 1111a Variation
How long is the quilt?
76 inches
Time period:
1901-1929
When was the quilt started?
1915
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1915
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:
Weigle, Minnie E.
Where the quilt was made, county:
Dodge
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 ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
Unknown; German
Quiltmaker's educational background:
Grade School
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Lutheran
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Housewife
When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
Age 11-19
Copyright holder:
Contact Archives and Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries for image use
Cite this Quilt
Weigle, Minnie E. Roman Bars. 1901-1929. From University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Nebraska Quilt Project (Lincoln Quilters Guild). Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=29-24-2828. Accessed: 04/24/24