QUILT INDEX RECORD

29-24-2876

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:

2305

When was the form filled out?

7/22/87 Blair

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Embroidered quilt; Floral; Kit

How long is the quilt?

82 inches

Time period:

1901-1929

When was the quilt started?

1921

When was the quilt finished?

1922

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

1922

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?

Other

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

Where does/did the group meet?

Quilted with friends at home; Quilted with Church or Ladies Aid Society

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

20-50 quilts

Copyright holder:

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