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29-24-3331

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:

617

When was the form filled out?

5/22/87 Bassett

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Touching Stars

Brackman # or other source & #:

Brackman 1061.5

How long is the quilt?

102 inches

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1985

When was the quilt finished?

1987

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

1987

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 marked on quilt.

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6.0 stitches per inch

Quilt top made by:

Hunnel, Eleanor D. Kuntz

Where the quilt was made, county:

Brown

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?

Purchased new

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1930

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

English; German

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Other, not listed

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 20-29

Copyright holder:

Contact Archives and Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries for image use

Cite this Quilt

Hunnel, Eleanor D. Kunt. Touching Stars. 1987. From University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Nebraska Quilt Project (Lincoln Quilters Guild). Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=29-24-3331. Accessed: 03/19/24