QUILT INDEX RECORD
25-21-273
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:
W2h106.06
Alternate inventory control number:
QHSH-B-013
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
If the source helped design the quilt, describe their input:
Other
Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:
donor, technical reviewer
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Prickly Pear
Brackman # or other source & #:
17.52 similar
How wide is the quilt?
70 in.
How long is the quilt?
76 in.
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Green; Orange; Red; White
Antique colors:
Cheddar Orange or Antimony or Chrome Orange
Overall color scheme:
Bright or primary colors
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Damage:
Discoloration or dyes ran; Fading; Open seams; Stains
Describe the damage:
applique stitches pulled away in several locations
Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:
heavily stained; green has faded; lots of trash in cotton batting
Time period:
1850-1875
Family/owner's date for quilt:
donor dates quilt to ca. 1875
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1850-1875
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Jan Wass
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
4 full; 2 half
Size of quilt blocks:
29 in. x 29 in.
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:
1
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Squares
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
plain border; 3 1/2 in. on 2 sides; 4 1/2 in. on other 2 sides
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:
Solid/plain
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Applique
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:
very thin fabric
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:
31 in., 38 in.
Describe the back:
Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain
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
Describe the quilt filling:
donor notes that there is lots of trash in the cotton batting; visible from quilt back
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:
7
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
8
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Echo
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
echo quilting in applique; parallel lines in background; diamond cross stitch in borders
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Size of prickly pear motif is very large for quilt
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, purchased this quilt in 1990 from its owner in Austin, Texas. Donor indicates that the quilt may have come from Vicksburg, Mississippi. 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
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
Details
Cite this Quilt
Prickly Pear. 1850-1875. From Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin, Winedale Quilt Collection, Kathleen H. McCrady Quilt History Collection, 1890-2001. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=25-21-273. Accessed: 04/18/24