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QUILT INDEX RECORD

29-24-3249

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:

419

When was the form filled out?

5/18/87 Scottsbluff

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

White House Steps

Brackman # or other source & #:

Brackman 2572

How long is the quilt?

108 inches

Time period:

1950-1975

When was the quilt started?

1969

When was the quilt finished?

1969

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

1969

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.

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6.0 stitches per inch

Quilt top made by:

Skala, Marjorie L.

Where the quilt was made, county:

Box Butte

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?

Personal enjoyment

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1904

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

English; Swiss

Quiltmaker's educational background:

1 or more years post secondary education

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Presbyterian

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Teacher

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Other

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 20-29

Where does/did the group meet?

Quilted with friends at home; Quilted with community group; 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

Skala, Marjorie L. White House Steps. 1969. From University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Nebraska Quilt Project (Lincoln Quilters Guild). Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=29-24-3249. Accessed: 03/29/24