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:

W2h5.67

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt collector; Other

Source of the information on this quilt:

technical reviewer

When was the form filled out?

1963, 1967, 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:

Pineapple

How wide is the quilt?

75 in.

How long is the quilt?

84 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Green; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Fading; Stains; Tears or holes; Wear to edge or binding

Describe the damage:

some fading in center

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Some fading may be attributed to this quilt having been displayed on a bed as part of the period furnishings in the historic homes at Winedale, as per Miss Ima Hogg's wishes.

Type of inscription:

Date; Signature

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Hannah Reist 1849

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1849

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Location of inscription:

on border

Time period:

1800-1849

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1849

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

1849

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

8 complete [6 applique, 2 plain]; 10 partial

Size of quilt blocks:

16 3/4 in. x 16 1/4 in.

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

3

Describe the borders:

Yellow and green sawtooth pattern pieced on inner and outer border with appliqued swags on green ground

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print

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:

blue and brown floral stripe

What color is the back of the quilt?

Brown

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

4

Width of pieces on the back:

4 in., 24 in., 24 in., 23 in.

Describe the back:

Hand sewn; Print; Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

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?

Cannot tell

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

Describe the quilt filling:

probably cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

brown

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Width between quilting lines:

1

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch; Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline quilting in appliqued blocks with scattered floral fillers; crosshatching in plain squares and triangles; outline quilting in sawtooth borders' chevron quilting in swag border.

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

brown and blue stripped print on back

Quilt top made by:

Reist, Hanna

Quilted by:

Reist, Hanna

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:

Miss Ima Hogg (1882-1975), a noted Texas decorative arts collector, philanthropist, and historic preservationist, donated the Winedale property and its historic structures and period furnishings to the University of Texas in 1967. This quilt is one of a number of quilts she gave to Winedale in the 1960s and 1970s. Few records exist on the provenance of these quilts, though we know that typically she purchased decorative arts at auction and in antique stores in New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Massachusetts during the 1960s. However, for this quilt we have a purchase receipt indicating that Miss Hogg bought the quilt for $65.00 on October 14, 1963, at Lamb's Mill Antiques, located near Krumsville, Pennsylvania. She donated it to Winedale in 1967.

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection; Study or teaching aid

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Public domain/traditional pattern

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Annual quilt exhibits at Winedale in March 2001, February 2002, February 2003, February 2005; "Quilts: A Journey Through History," Kate Adams guest curator, Longview Museum of Fine Arts, Longview, Texas, November 3 - December 30, 2001; "Miss Ima's Quilts," Kate Adams guest curator, Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, Austin, Texas, October 28, 2006 - January 7, 2007.

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

A photograph of this quilt appears in Lonn Taylor, "Winedale: Fulfillment of a Dream," Texas Homes (April 1980), p. 67; this quilt is listed in the exhibit brochure for "Miss Ima's Quilts," October 28, 2006 - January 7, 2007, The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, Austin, Texas.

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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