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29-24-2833

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:

2225

When was the form filled out?

7/22/87 Blair

This is a:

Other

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Dewey Dream Quilt

Brackman # or other source & #:

Brackman 1803

How long is the quilt?

80 inches

When was the quilt started?

1912

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

1912

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:

6.0 stitches per inch

Quilt top made by:

Daubert, Margareth K.

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

Why was the quilt made?

Other

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1858

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1948

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Unknown; German

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Grade School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Lutheran

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

Daubert, Margareth K. Dewey Dream Quilt. From University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Nebraska Quilt Project (Lincoln Quilters Guild). Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=29-24-2833. Accessed: 04/20/24