QUILT INDEX RECORD

29-24-682

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:

3590

When was the form filled out?

6/11/88 Lincoln--St. Matthew's Episcopal Church

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Snail's Trail,Monkey Wrench, Indiana Puzzle

Brackman # or other source & #:

Brackman 2397

How long is the quilt?

87 inches

Time period:

1901-1929

When was the quilt started?

1920

When was the quilt finished?

1920

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

1920

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.

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7.0 stitches per inch

Quilt top made by:

Zinkey, Bessie

Where the quilt was made, county:

Seward

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?

Unknown

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Unknown

Copyright holder:

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