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29-24-2848

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:

3032

When was the form filled out?

5/2/88 Lincoln--Cotner Center

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Nebraska Windmill

Brackman # or other source & #:

Brackman 2587

How long is the quilt?

96 inches

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1979

When was the quilt finished?

1980

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

1979

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 marked on quilt.

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9.0 stitches per inch

Quilt top made by:

Dunklau, Carol J. Shaffer

Where the quilt was made, county:

Lancaster

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, Family member

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1936

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Other ethnicity, not listed; Scottish; Irish

Quiltmaker's educational background:

1 or more years post secondary education

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Presbyterian

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Accountant/Bookkeeper

Where does/did the group meet?

Quilted with friends at home; Quilted with Quilt Guild; Quilted with Church or Ladies Aid Society

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

5-20 quilts

Copyright holder:

Contact Archives and Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries for image use

Cite this Quilt

Dunklau, Carol J. Shaffe. Nebraska Windmill. 1980. From University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Nebraska Quilt Project (Lincoln Quilters Guild). Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=29-24-2848. Accessed: 03/28/24