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:

TMM495-3

Alternate inventory control number:

W2h47.03

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker; Other

Source of the information on this quilt:

technical reviewer

When was the form filled out?

1941, 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:

Crown of Thorns

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Rocky Mountain Road, Great Divide

Brackman # or other source & #:

1077

How wide is the quilt?

68 in.

How long is the quilt?

89 3/4 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

Describe the corners:

quilt has two square corners where borders have been moved.

What color is the quilt?

Cream; Green

Antique colors:

Chrome Green

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Pencil or pen or marking lines; Stains; Uneven batting; Wear to edge or binding

Repairs:

Cut down to smaller size

Describe the repairs:

two borders removed and one rebound

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

one raw edge

Time period:

1850-1875

Family/owner's date for quilt:

donor's family states quilt was made before the Civil War

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

1840-1860

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

6 full, 10 half, 4 quarter blocks

Size of quilt blocks:

17 in. x 17 in. (varies)

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by cornerstones or connecting blocks sashing (different fabric in intersection); Separated by inner and outer sashing (sashing surrounds all sides of all blocks); Separated by pieced pattern sashing

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Same block throughout; Squares

Sashing width:

5 in.

Number of borders:

1 border on two sides; 0 borders on two sides

Describe the borders:

narrow sawtooth pieced with plain sides on two sides only; one cornerstone.

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:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

overdyed green

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; Woven or homespun

Description of the back:

coarsely woven

What color is the back of the quilt?

Cream

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

4

Width of pieces on the back:

32 1/2 in., 32 1/2 in., 3 in., 3 in.

Describe the back:

Hand sewn; Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Hand 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?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

Describe the quilt filling:

some stuffing

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting; Stuffed work

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6 in background

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

yes

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Echo; Elbow/fan

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering

Describe the quilting designs used:

Feather design in center of each block; some stuffed diagonal parallel lines in sashing, borders, and pieced areas.

Quilt top made by:

Borin, Mrs. L. E.

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

According to the quilt's donor records, Mrs. Lula M. Newsum, daughter of quiltmaker Mrs. L. E. Borin, inherited this quilt, then passed it on to her son, Mr. L. B. Newsum. Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Newsum of Austin, Texas, donated this quilt to the Texas Memorial Museum,, University of Texas, on September 27, 1941. This quilt was accompanied by the gift of two white spreads woven by Mrs. L. E. Borin during the Civil War. These two spreads are also housed at Winedale in the Decorative Arts Collection.

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 early 1940s and continued until 2003.

Why was the quilt made?

Not described

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection; Study or teaching aid

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

"From Our Hands: A Sesquicentennial Celebration of Quilts," February 16 - March 29, 1986, Texas Memorial Museum, University of Texas at Austin; annual quilt show, February 2004, Winedale, Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin.

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

Described in exhibition catalog for "From Our Hands: A Sesquicentennial Celebration of Quilts," Texas Memorial Museum, University of Texas at Austin, 1986.

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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