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Double Nine Patch, Single Irish Chain

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29-24-2862

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:

2273

When was the form filled out?

7/22/87 Blair

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Double Nine Patch, Single Irish Chain

Brackman # or other source & #:

Brackman 1606a

How long is the quilt?

80 inches

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt started?

1938

When was the quilt finished?

1939

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

1938

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:

7.0 stitches per inch

Quilt top made by:

Rolland, Karen M. Larsen

Where the quilt was made, county:

Hitchcock

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

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1888

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1978

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Norwegian; Danish

Quiltmaker's educational background:

1 or more years post secondary education

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Lutheran

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

Copyright holder:

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

Cite this Quilt

Rolland, Karen M. Larse. Double Nine Patch, Single Irish Chain. 1939. From University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Nebraska Quilt Project (Lincoln Quilters Guild). Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=29-24-2862. Accessed: 03/29/24