QUILT INDEX RECORD
29-24-3989
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:
1821
When was the form filled out?
6/26/87 Red Cloud
This is a:
Quilt top with unfinished edge
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Monkey Wrench, Churn Dash
Brackman # or other source & #:
Brackman 1850
How long is the quilt?
84 inches
Time period:
1976-1999
When was the quilt started?
1978
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1978
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:
5.5 stitches per inch
Quilt top made by:
Pope, Alberta J. Skjelver
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 did not quilt it.; Quilt pieced by one person
Why was the quilt made?
Other
Details about why the quilt was made:
Made for special person, Family member
Where did the maker get their materials?
Other
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1928
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
Norwegian
Quiltmaker's educational background:
1 or more years post secondary education
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Lutheran
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Nurse
When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
Under 10 years of age
Copyright holder:
Contact Archives and Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries for image use
Cite this Quilt
Pope, Alberta J. Skjelve. Monkey Wrench, Churn Dash. 1976-1999. From University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Nebraska Quilt Project (Lincoln Quilters Guild). Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=29-24-3989. Accessed: 05/01/24