QUILT INDEX RECORD

25-21-263

Who documented this quilt?

Winedale Quilt Collection, Kathleen H. McCrady Quilt History Collection, 1890-2001

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin

Texas Quilt Search Number:

W2h95.06

Alternate inventory control number:

QHSH--C-044

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt collector; Other

Source of the information on this quilt:

technical reviewer

When was the form filled out?

1990, 2007

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt collector; Other

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

donor, technical reviewer

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Crazy Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

70 in.

How long is the quilt?

70 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Blue or Navy; Brown

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor; Dark colors

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Damage:

Discoloration or dyes ran; Disintegration of fabric; Stains; Tears or holes; Wear to edge or binding

Repairs:

Stabilized with netting

Describe the repairs:

entire quilt encased in tulle (both front and back).

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

deterioration in most fabrics

Type of inscription:

Initials; Message

What is inscribed on the quilt?

S.K., N.T. D.P 1869, SWP92, World's Fair 1893, WN, JW, LK, J.W.W., Ruth, MW, B, Zoday, L.P., FWS, M, CH, BH, AT, FIC, TS, Christmas 1892 Mr. Bledsoe

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1869, 1892, 1893

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery; Ink

Location of inscription:

on block

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

donor dates quilt to 1890s, states that oral history from relative of maker indicates quilt was entered in St. Louis World's Fair 1893

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

1893-1900

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

9

Size of quilt blocks:

21 in. x 21 in., irregular

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

nine large blocks composed of random patches in each with the exception of the central block, which is pieced in a Souvenir Square pattern

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

3 1/2 in. wide brown velvet on four sides with fans inside border at each corner. Embroidery at corner to give cornerstone affect.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Silk

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Satin; Velvet

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Multiple scrap; Plaid; Print; Solid/plain; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Foundation Piecing; Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Blanket, buttonhole, or other decorative applique stitch

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery; Painting

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

many types of decorative stitching at seams; embroidered birds and other motifs; pieced and embroidered fan at each corner

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

no

Embellishment materials used in quilt top:

Silk thread

Materials used to make the back:

Satin/Sateen; Silk

What color is the back of the quilt?

Brown

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding; Machine sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

Describe the quilt filling:

probably no batting

How are the layers held together?

Not quilted

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

Souvenir square in quilt center.

Quilt top made by:

Banks, Mrs. J. M.

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Quilt was made by Mrs. J. M. Banks, whose daughter was a neighbor to another woman who donated the quilt to Kathleen H. McCrady in November 1990.

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

Kathleen McCrady, a life-long and award-winning quiltmaker and quilt historian from Austin, Texas, received this quilt as a gift in 1990. Ultimately it joined her many other quilts, quilt blocks, feedsacks, patterns, quilt publications, and other quilt ephemera to form the inventory of her Quilt History Study Hall in Austin, where Kathleen taught quilt history and dating from 1996 to about 2001. She donated this quilt and the contents of her extraordinary Quilt History Study Hall to the Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin, beginning in 2002. Her collection, the Kathleen H. McCrady Quilt History Collection, 1890-2001, is available for research at the Center for American History. Additional information about Kathleen McCrady can be found in Kathleen H. McCrady, My Journey with Quilts: Over 70 Years of Quiltmaking 1932-2003 (Austin: 2005). The transcript of an interview with Kathleen McCrady is available at www.centerforthequilt.org/qsos/qsos/html.

Why was the quilt made?

Autograph or friendship

Details about why the quilt was made:

commemorative

The quilt was made to be used for:

Decorative throw

Was the quilt used for something other than what it is used for now?

teaching, study

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection; Study or teaching aid

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Oral history states that in 1893 this quilt was exhibited at the World's Fair in St. Louis, where it won a blue ribbon.

Contests entered:

Donor's oral history was a relative of the quiltmaker states that she entered the quilt in the St. Louis 1893 World's Fair, where it won a Blue Ribbon.

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

Additional information about Kathleen McCrady can be found in Kathleen H. McCrady, My Journey with Quilts: Over 70 Years of Quiltmaking 1932-2003 (Austin: 2005). The transcript of an interview with Kathleen McCrady is available at www.centerforthequilt.org/qsos/qsos/html.

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 gender:

Female

Who photographed this quilt?

Billy Moore

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Assistant Director Winedale

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