QUILT INDEX RECORD

25-21-284

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:

TMM495-4

Alternate inventory control number:

W2h42.03

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:

Delectable Mountains Variation

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Strip Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

69 1/2 in.

How long is the quilt?

82 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Pink; White

Antique colors:

Double Pink

Overall color scheme:

Two color; Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading; Stains; Wear to edge or binding

Describe the damage:

fading on one side; ink stains; a few brown spots

Time period:

1800-1849

Family/owner's date for quilt:

donor states that family believes this quilt was made prior to the Civil War

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

1830-1860

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass

Describe the quilt's layout:

Vertical strip

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Strippy or vertical bands (in vertical rows separated by plain vertical bars)

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

None

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

8 inch border applique with swags

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; 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; Woven or homespun

Description of the back:

coarsely woven

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

21 1/2 in., 31 1/2 in., 15 in.

Describe the back:

Hand sewn; Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn; Home cut; Straight grain

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?

Thick (More than 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:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

10

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Double parallel lines; Echo; Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering; Vines; Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

feathered vines and hearts in plain strips; double parallel lines and outline quilting in pieced strips; feathers, hearts, and swags in border

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

Unusual pieced design in strips; many hearts quilted in background; quilt may be a wedding quilt

Quilt top made by:

Borin, Mrs. L. E.

Quilted 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:

Family history suggests that this quilt was inherited by, or possibly made for, the daughter of quiltmaker Mrs. L. E. Borin, who made this quilt sometime before the Civil War. The daughter, Mrs.Lula M. Newsum, then passed it on to her son, Mr. L. B. Newsum. Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Newsum donated this quilt to the Texas Memorial Museum, University of Texas, on September 27, 1941. The couple also donated quilt TMM495-3. Donor records indicate that quiltmaker Mrs. L. E. Borin also made twowhile spreads during the Civil War, both of which also were donated to TMM in 1941.

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.

Details about why the quilt was made:

Possibly made as a wedding quilt for daughter.

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.

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, 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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