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