QUILT INDEX RECORD
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