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29-24-2875

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:

2303

When was the form filled out?

7/22/87 Blair

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Thrifty

Brackman # or other source & #:

Brackman 1602

How long is the quilt?

64 inches

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

1940

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:

Katskee, Ruth Fox

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

Where did the maker get their materials?

Other

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1912

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1982

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Unknown; Russian

Quiltmaker's educational background:

1 or more years post secondary education

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Other, not listed

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Teacher

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Other

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 20-29

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

1-5 quilts

Copyright holder:

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

Cite this Quilt

Katskee, Ruth Fo. Thrifty. From University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Nebraska Quilt Project (Lincoln Quilters Guild). Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=29-24-2875. Accessed: 03/28/24