QUILT INDEX RECORD

29-24-3949

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:

1738

When was the form filled out?

6/26/87 Red Cloud

Owner's name for quilt:

Broken Star

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Star Of The East

Brackman # or other source & #:

Brackman 3808

How long is the quilt?

86 inches

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt started?

1944

When was the quilt finished?

1944

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

1945

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 estimated.

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5.5 stitches per inch

Quilt top made by:

Slaby, Mary E. Barnes

Where the quilt was made, county:

Webster

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.

Details about why the quilt was made:

Made for special person, Family member

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Czech; English; Irish

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Under 10 years of age

Where does/did the group meet?

Quilted with community group

Copyright holder:

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