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29-24-3351

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:

646

When was the form filled out?

5/22/87 Bassett

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Fisher Boy

Brackman # or other source & #:

Brackman Applique 48.54

How long is the quilt?

65 inches

Time period:

1950-1975

When was the quilt started?

1973

When was the quilt finished?

1974

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

1974

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.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Wool

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6.0 stitches per inch

Quilt top made by:

Cosgrove, Anna P. Coryell

Where the quilt was made, county:

Rock

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

Details about why the quilt was made:

Made for special person, Teacher

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1908

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1984

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

French; Dutch

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Catholic

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

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 community group

Copyright holder:

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

Cite this Quilt

Cosgrove, Anna P. Coryel. Fisher Boy . 1974. From University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Nebraska Quilt Project (Lincoln Quilters Guild). Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=29-24-3351. Accessed: 03/29/24