QUILT INDEX RECORD

25-21-121

Description of quilt:

This quilt is part of the Joyce Gross Quilt History Collection, which the Briscoe Center for American History acquired in 2008.

Who documented this quilt?

Winedale Quilt Collection, Joyce Gross Quilt History Collection, 2008-013

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin

Texas Quilt Search Number:

W2h001.001.2008

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt collector

Source of the information on this quilt:

quilt curator

When was the form filled out?

04-17-2008

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt collector

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

Purchased the quilt

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

Joyce Gross knew Pine Eisfeller personally.

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Chrysanthemum

Owner's name for quilt:

Chrysanthemum

How wide is the quilt?

87 inches

How long is the quilt?

99 inches

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Describe the edge:

other

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Gold; Green; White; Yellow

Antique colors:

Nile Green

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Stains; Other

Describe the damage:

light browning on top and back; binding split at crease; one area of binding detached

Repairs:

Other

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Curator sewed small patch of bridal illusion on left side, green binding, over tear.

Time period:

1930-1949

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

1935-1937

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Katherine Adams

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Subject of the quilt:

chrysanthemums

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

None

Medallion size:

47 x 45

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Two chrysanthemum bloom and bud with leaves on each side, plus an addition one at each corner that turns corner. All in gold (no yellow on border) and each separate one from another.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Other

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Novelty techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other novelty technique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other embellishment technique

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Stuffed and corded

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

no

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

66 inches and 33 inches

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

Describe the binding:

Separately applied binding in contrastring green as in applique

How is the binding made?

Home cut

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?)

How are the layers held together?

Corded; Hand quilting; Stuffed work

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Width between quilting lines:

1/2 in.

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Stuffed chrysanthemum vines replicate each of the two florals in border, but not corner bunch.

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

1/2 inch between parallel lines.

Quilt top made by:

Eisfeller, Pine

Quilted by:

Eisfeller, Pine

Where the quilt was made, city:

Hawaii or Oswego, New York

Where the quilt was made, state:

Hawaii (HI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Quilt was acquired by Joyce Gross from Pine Eisfeller in 1993. The Briscoe Center acquired the Joyce Gross Quilt Collection, including this quilt, in 2008.

Why was the quilt made?

Art or personal expression

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new; Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Winedale Quilt Collect, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Austin at Texas

Quilt owner's city:

Austin

Quilt owner's county:

Travis

Quilt owner's state:

Texas (TX)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Hawkes

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

06-12-1894

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

09-21-1990