QUILT INDEX RECORD

25-21-110

Who documented this quilt?

Texas Sesquicentennial Quilt Association, Texas Quilt Search

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin

Texas Quilt Search Number:

tqs_0140

Person filling out this form is:

Quiltmaker; Quilt owner; Other

Source of the information on this quilt:

This quilt was reviewed and documented during the Texas Sesquicentennial Quilt Association's Phase II of the Texas Quilt Search, 1986-1989. Karey Bresenhan served as quilt historian.

When was the form filled out?

1986-1990

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quiltmaker; Quilt owner

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Made the quilt

If the source helped design the quilt, describe their input:

Designed quilt motif

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

This quilt is owned by the quiltmaker.

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Amish Paint Quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Amish Paint

How wide is the quilt?

72 in.

How long is the quilt?

72 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Black; Brown; Cream; Gold; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor; Dark colors

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1986

When was the quilt finished?

1986

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1986

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Subject of the quilt:

school house

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing; Separated by cornerstones or connecting blocks sashing (different fabric in intersection); Separated by inner and outer sashing (sashing surrounds all sides of all blocks)

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

9

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

The nine blocks and their outer sashing are framed by two borders: a inner border of solid black and a wider, outer border in different tones of brown, with four corner blocks

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Describe the binding:

separate bias binding in contrasting color

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

brown tones

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

10

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

12

Width between quilting lines:

1/2 - 1 in.

Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?

no

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; Outline; Other

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Cables; Feathering; Floral; Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

close crosshatch grid on sashing; outline quilting around pieced houses; decorative feathering on borders; hearts, bouquets, leaves, and miniature Amish designs are quilted on architectural elements

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Quiltmaker Mary Ann Herndon used vibrant autumn colors and a original pattern of houses formed by Amish patterns to create this original design.

Quilt top made by:

Herndon, Mary Ann Jackson

Quilted by:

Herndon, Mary Ann Jackson

Where the quilt was made, city:

Houston

Where the quilt was made, county:

Harris

Where the quilt was made, state:

Texas (TX)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Mary Ann Herndon of Houston has been exploring the Amish style and palette through a series of original quilts, of which this is one. This is an original adaption of the traditional School House block.

Why was the quilt made?

Art or personal expression

The quilt was made to be used for:

Artwork/wall hanging

Quilt is presently used as:

Artwork/wall hanging

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Traditional pattern variation

Describe the source of the pattern:

original adaption of the traditional School House block; Amish pallette and style

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

International Quilt Festival, Houston, 1986; “Lone Stars: A Legacy of Texas Quilts, 1936-1986,” 16th Annual International Quilt Festival, November, 1990, Houston, Texas.

Contests entered:

First Place, Interpretive Pieced Division, International Quilt Festival, Houston, 1986

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Texas Sesquicentennial Quilt Association, Texas Quilt Search Archives

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Bresenhan, Karoline Patterson and Nancy O'Bryant Puentes, Lone Stars: A Legacy of Texas Quilts, Vol. II, 1936-1986 (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1990), p. 165, 183.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Herndon, Mary Ann Jackson

Quilt owner's state:

Texas (TX)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Jackson

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Galveston

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Texas

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

1955

Quiltmaker's educational background:

degrees from Sam Houston State University and the University of Texas

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Director of Libraries, Spring Branch Independent School district, Houston

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's state:

Texas (TX)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Jackson, [unknown]

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Herndon, [unknown]

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

food broker

Number of children:

3

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Class; Self-Taught

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 40-49

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure

Notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:

creative outlet and artistic expression

Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?

Greater Houston Quilt Guild

Where does/did the group meet?

Houston, Texas

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

20-50 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Mary Ann Herndon took up quilting around 1979 after hearing Yvonne Porcella speak at her guild.

Who photographed this quilt?

Sharon Risedorph

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Assistant Director Winedale