QUILT INDEX RECORD
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