QUILT INDEX RECORD

29-24-2926

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:

2417

When was the form filled out?

8/28/87 Wahoo

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Mary's Fan, Mary's Star

Brackman # or other source & #:

Brackman 3328

How long is the quilt?

82 inches

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt started?

1935

When was the quilt finished?

1948

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

1935

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.

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6.0 stitches per inch

Quilt top made by:

Lindquist, Ruth A. Hanke

Where the quilt was made, county:

Saunders

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 did not quilt it.; Quilt makers were part of a family; Quilt pieced by one person

Why was the quilt made?

Wedding

Details about why the quilt was made:

Made for special person, Other

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1920

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Unknown; German

Quiltmaker's educational background:

1 or more years post secondary education

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Lutheran

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Teacher

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 11-19

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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