QUILT INDEX RECORD
29-24-3344
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:
637
When was the form filled out?
5/22/87 Bassett
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Four Patch
Brackman # or other source & #:
Brackman 1103
How long is the quilt?
78 inches
Time period:
1976-1999
When was the quilt started?
1976
When was the quilt finished?
1977
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1976
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:
6.0 stitches per inch
Quilt top made by:
Newport, Beverly C. Nickels
Where the quilt was made, county:
Rock
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?
Other
Where did the maker get their materials?
Other
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1936
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
Czech; English; Dutch
Quiltmaker's educational background:
High School
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Other, not listed
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Housewife
How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
Other
When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
Age 11-19
Copyright holder:
Contact Archives and Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries for image use
Cite this Quilt
Newport, Beverly C. Nickel. Four Patch. 1977. From University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Nebraska Quilt Project (Lincoln Quilters Guild). Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=29-24-3344. Accessed: 03/28/24