QUILT INDEX RECORD
29-24-2842
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:
2237
When was the form filled out?
7/22/87 Blair
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Chestnut Burr; Pineapple
Brackman # or other source & #:
Brackman 2635
How long is the quilt?
75 inches
Time period:
1901-1929
When was the quilt started?
1928
When was the quilt finished?
1928
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1928
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:
Larsen, Agnes A. Sorensen
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 also quilted it.; Quilt pieced by one person
Why was the quilt made?
Personal enjoyment
Where did the maker get their materials?
Other
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1889
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1977
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
Unknown; Danish
Quiltmaker's educational background:
1 or more years post secondary education
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Lutheran
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Housewife
When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
Age 20-29
Where does/did the group meet?
Quilted with Church or Ladies Aid Society
Copyright holder:
Contact Archives and Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries for image use
Cite this Quilt
Larsen, Agnes A. Sorense. Chestnut Burr; Pineapple. 1928. From University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Nebraska Quilt Project (Lincoln Quilters Guild). Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=29-24-2842. Accessed: 04/26/24