QUILT INDEX RECORD

29-24-2850

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:

2252

When was the form filled out?

7/22/87 Blair

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Aunt Jen's Stamp Quilt

Brackman # or other source & #:

Brackman 2287

How long is the quilt?

81 inches

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt started?

1934

When was the quilt finished?

1935

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

1935

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.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Wool

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6.0 stitches per inch

Quilt top made by:

Jacobs, Mathilda M. A. Oakley

Where the quilt was made, county:

Perkins

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

Details about why the quilt was made:

Made for special person, Family member; Graduation

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1878

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1957

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Swedish; Unknown

Quiltmaker's educational background:

1 or more years post secondary education

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Congregational

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Teacher

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 20-29

Where does/did the group meet?

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