QUILT INDEX RECORD

29-24-2890

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:

2336

When was the form filled out?

7/22/87 Blair

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Triple Irish Chain

Brackman # or other source & #:

Brackman 1019a

How long is the quilt?

81 inches

Time period:

1901-1929

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

1917-29

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.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Wool

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8.5 stitches per inch

Quilt top made by:

Brunton, Viola E. Souder

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?

Unknown

Details about why the quilt was made:

Made for special person, Family member

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1870

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1959

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Unknown

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Grade School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Church of Christ

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Under 10 years of age

Where does/did the group meet?

Quilted with Church or Ladies Aid Society

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

1-5 quilts

Copyright holder:

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