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Six Pointed Star; Pennsylvania Hex; A Little Girl's Star

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29-24-2893

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:

2339

When was the form filled out?

7/22/87 Blair

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Six Pointed Star; Pennsylvania Hex; A Little Girl's Star

Brackman # or other source & #:

Brackman 0239

How long is the quilt?

81 inches

Time period:

1901-1929

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

1910

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

Details about why the quilt was made:

Made for special person, Family member

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:

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

Cite this Quilt

Brunton, Viola E. Soude. Six Pointed Star; Pennsylvania Hex; A Little Girl's Star. 1901-1929. From University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Nebraska Quilt Project (Lincoln Quilters Guild). Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=29-24-2893. Accessed: 03/28/24