QUILT INDEX RECORD

29-24-3591

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:

1077

When was the form filled out?

5/30/87 Dorchester

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Maple Leaf

Brackman # or other source & #:

Brackman 1735

How long is the quilt?

42 inches

Time period:

1950-1975

When was the quilt started?

1955

When was the quilt finished?

1955

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

1955

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:

12 stitches per inch

Quilt top made by:

Kraft, Magdalena H. Hagel

Where the quilt was made, county:

Lancaster

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

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:

1891

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

German

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Lutheran

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 20-29

Where does/did the group meet?

Quilted with community group; Quilted with Church or Ladies Aid Society

Copyright holder:

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