QUILT INDEX RECORD

29-24-3866

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:

1561

When was the form filled out?

6/24/87 Kearney

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Little Red School House variation

Brackman # or other source & #:

Brackman 865 variation

How long is the quilt?

24 inches

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1985

When was the quilt finished?

1986

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

1986

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:

Richardson, Cathy Hartford

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 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:

1954

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Swedish; German

Quiltmaker's educational background:

1 or more years post secondary education

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Secretary/Office Worker

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Other

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 20-29

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

5-20 quilts

Copyright holder:

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