QUILT INDEX RECORD

29-24-2922

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:

2412

When was the form filled out?

8/28/87 Wahoo

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Wedding Ring

Brackman # or other source & #:

Brackman 0303

How long is the quilt?

99 inches

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt started?

1934

When was the quilt finished?

1934

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

1934

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

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6.5 stitches per inch

Quilt top made by:

Christensen, Mrs. Sam

Where the quilt was made, county:

Kearney

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?

Other

Where did the maker get their materials?

Other

Copyright holder:

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