QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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:

W2h105.06

Alternate inventory control number:

QHSH-F-353

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt collector; Other

Source of the information on this quilt:

technical reviewer

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:

Printed Bear's Paw

Brackman # or other source & #:

1885

How wide is the quilt?

60 in.

How long is the quilt?

79 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Green; Orange; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor; Bright or primary colors

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Discoloration or dyes ran

Describe the damage:

discolored in some areas only

Repairs:

Tear or hole sewn together

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

holes and one broken area repaired by donor in 2005

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

donor dates quilt to 1925-1950

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

1930-1950

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

printed borders on each quilt side; no border at top or bottom

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:

Cheater (fabric with pre-printed appliqué or pieced design); Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Bear's Paw pattern and side borders are preprinted on top fabric

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:

30 in.; 30 in.

Describe the back:

Hand sewn; Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

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?

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

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

no

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

quilted along elements of pattern; grid in borders; Xs quilted between preprinted blocks

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

Quilt top was constructed of two lengths of preprinted Bear's Paw pattern fabric; sewn in center. Hand quilting follows preprinted design.

Where the quilt was made, state:

Texas (TX)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

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, acquired this quilt from a family member in September 1999. The quilt was originally given to another family member from her grandmother, who lived in East Texas. Kathleen added this quilt to 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.

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

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

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

Design based on preprinted fabric in Bear's Paw pattern.

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

Who photographed this quilt?

Billy Moore

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Assistant Director Winedale

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