QUILT INDEX RECORD

29-24-2873

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:

2301

When was the form filled out?

7/22/87 Blair

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Broken Star; Blazing Star; Diadem Star; Star of Bethlehem

Brackman # or other source & #:

Brackman 4007.5

How long is the quilt?

72 inches

Time period:

1901-1929

When was the quilt started?

1920

When was the quilt finished?

1921

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

1920

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:

5.5 stitches per inch

Quilt top made by:

Anderson, Mary C. Newkirk

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 makers were part of a family; Quilt pieced by one person

Why was the quilt made?

Wedding

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1908

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

English; Irish

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Lutheran

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Seamstress/Milliner

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 11-19

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

20-50 quilts

Copyright holder:

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