QUILT INDEX RECORD

25-21-280

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:

TMM0000.1

Person filling out this form is:

Other

Source of the information on this quilt:

Previous institutional owner (Texas Memorial Museum) and technical reviewer

When was the form filled out?

2007

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Other

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

technical reviewer

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Red and Black Quilt with Purple Berries

How wide is the quilt?

86 in.

How long is the quilt?

90 1/2 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Black; Purple; Red; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Time period:

2000-2025

Family/owner's date for quilt:

unknown

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

2000-2002

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass

Further information concerning dates:

Print fabrics in quilt appear to be manifactured ca. 2000

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Describe the quilt setting:

framed center blocks is surrounded by strips of alternating fabrics pieced concentrically around the center, somewhat like a Log Cabin Courthouse Steps construction.

Medallion size:

21 in. x 25 in.

Number of borders:

18 borders on each of three sides; 15 borders on one side. All various widths.

Describe the borders:

Red and black strips alternating with blueberry print.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Polyester

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Broadcloth

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton or polyester blend

What color is the back of the quilt?

Gray

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton or polyester blend

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

Describe the binding:

zigzag machine stitch used to attach binding

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

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 or polyester blend

How thick is the quilt?

Thick (More than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Corded

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton/polyester

Color of thread used in the quilting:

black

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

4

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

3

Width between quilting lines:

1 in.

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

horizontal and parallel lines in random pattern

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

Design and construction suggests possible inspiration from Gee's Bend quilts.

Where the quilt was made, state:

Texas (TX)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Other

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

This quilt is one of approximately forty-two quilts that the Texas Memorial Museum (TMM) at the University of Texas at Austin transferred to the University’s Center for American History (CAH) in April 2003 as part of TMM’s transfer of selected material culture objects from its collections to CAH and other research facilities on the UT-Austin campus. These TMM quilts are now part of CAH’s Winedale Quilt Collection. Information relating to each quilt’s provenance is based on documentation recorded by TMM staff at the time of acquisition, which began in the 1940s and continued until 2003. TMM records give no information on the provenance of this quilt, including identity of donor or date of receipt at TMM.

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection; Study or teaching aid

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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