QUILT INDEX RECORD

29-24-3818

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:

1467

When was the form filled out?

6/24/87 Kearney

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Garden of Eden

Brackman # or other source & #:

Brackman 3229

How long is the quilt?

99 inches

Type of inscription:

Signature

Time period:

1950-1975

When was the quilt started?

1975

When was the quilt finished?

1976

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

1975

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:

9.0 stitches per inch

Quilt top made by:

unknown

Where the quilt was made, county:

Buffalo

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 pieced by three or more persons, a group

Why was the quilt made?

Other

Details about why the quilt was made:

Historical/Political Event

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Unknown

Copyright holder:

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