QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Winedale Quilt Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin

Texas Quilt Search Number:

W2h82.06

Person filling out this form is:

Blood relative of quiltmaker; Other

Source of the information on this quilt:

technical reviewer

When was the form filled out?

2004, 2007

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Other

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

donor, technical reviewer

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Arrowstar

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Spring

Brackman # or other source & #:

1062.5

How wide is the quilt?

68 in.

How long is the quilt?

86 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Cream; Gray; Pink

Antique colors:

Double Pink

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Disintegration of fabric; Fading; Stains; Tears or holes; Uneven batting

Describe the damage:

light brown stains; grey fabric may have originally been blue or green and is heavily faded

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

chin guard at quilt top is original to the quilt and is unusual to find attached. Grey fabric may have been blue or green before fading.

Time period:

1850-1875

Family/owner's date for quilt:

family believes quilt was made during Civil War.

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

1860-1880

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass

Describe the quilt's layout:

Other

Number of quilt blocks:

sashing creates pattern

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by pieced pattern sashing

Sashing width:

3 in.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Broadcloth

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand 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

Description of the back:

cotton is very thin

What color is the back of the quilt?

Cream

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

32 in., 36 in.

Describe the back:

Hand sewn; Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

Describe the binding:

print fabric from 1930s--probably a replacement

How is the binding made?

Machine sewn; Straight grain

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

half inch - one inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Medium (3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Width between quilting lines:

1 in.

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

no

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid square; Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

outline quilting in patches; square grid in plain areas

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

chin guard at top is designed to protect the quilt from oily skin or whiskers when quilt is used on bed

Quilt top made by:

Ross, Rachel Brown; Mobley, Mary Brown

Quilted by:

Ross, Rachel Brown; Mobley, Mary Brown

Where the quilt was made, county:

Pope

Where the quilt was made, state:

Arkansas (AR)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

This quilt and a second quilt (W2h81.06) were made for Daniel Brown during the Civil War. Brown survived the war and gave the two quilts to his daughter Emily Marie Brown Miller, who lived in Russellville, Arkansas until the 1906 Great Fire in Russellville, which burned the business of her husband James A. Miller. In March 1906 the quilts journeyed with the family first by train to settle in New Mexico, and then in 1909 by covered wagon to a homestead farm in Yoakum County, Texas. In the fall of 1916 the quilts were taken to nearby Brownfield in Terry County, Texas, when the family moved to town. Rachel and James Miller gave the two quilts to their daughter Emily Miller Bolling; she was the last family member to use them. The quilts remained with Emily Bolling in her home on the family homestead in Yoakum County, Texas. She passed them on to her nephew and his wife; they gave them to their son, who, in turn, donated them to Winedale in February 2004.

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

This quilt is one of two quilts (see also W2h81.06) with essentially the same histories, both donated to Winedale on February 28, 2004 by Russell James Miller of Houston. According to family history, the two quilts were made by sisters Rachel Brown Ross and Mary Brown Mobley of Pope County, Arkansas, for their brother Daniel Calhoun Brown, who was the great great grandfather of the donor. The sisters made the two quilts for their brother Captain Daniel Calhoun Brown while he served in the Confederate military.

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Details about why the quilt was made:

quilt was made for brother while he served in the Confederate military

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection; Study or teaching aid

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

family genealogy in Winedale quilt files

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Winedale, Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin

Quilt owner's city:

Round Top

Quilt owner's county:

Fayette

Quilt owner's state:

Texas (TX)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Brown, Rachel; Brown, Mary

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

Rachel was born October 2, 1832; Mary was born September 1, 1835

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Rachel was born in Randolph County; Mary was born in Randolph County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

North Carolina

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

Rachel died June 6, 1917; Mary died February 1, 1912

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's state:

North Carolina (NC)

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Brown, Samuel

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

North Carolina

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Branson, Elizabeth

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

North Carolina

Number of children:

Rachel had two children; Mary had no children

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

Who photographed this quilt?

Billy Moore

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Assistant Director Winedale

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