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:

TMM799-1

Person filling out this form is:

Other

Source of the information on this quilt:

donor, technical reviewer

When was the form filled out?

1947, 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

Quilt's title:

American Veterans Council World War II Texas

Owner's name for quilt:

American Veterans Council Number 1, Austin, Texas, Memorial Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

79 in.

How long is the quilt?

82 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Gold; Red; White

Overall color scheme:

Bright or primary colors

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Stains

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Gold stars on quilt are paper adhesive stars which might easily come off quilt.

Type of inscription:

Multiple Names; Other

Describe the type of inscription:

military rank of each signatory

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Name and rank of 420 individual World War II veterans from Travis County, Texas. Those who died during the war are marked with a gold star on their patch.

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

embroidery

Location of inscription:

on block

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1947

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

This Travis County Veterans Council was organized in 1945; quilt was presented to Texas Memorial Museum, University of Texas, in 1947.

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Subject of the quilt:

World War II veterans from Travis County, Texas

Number of quilt blocks:

420

Size of quilt blocks:

5 in. x 2 1/2 in.

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing; Side by side

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Medallion size:

29 in., x 30 in.

Number of borders:

5

Describe the borders:

A two-inch red cotton border frames the central medallion. The rectangular patches are divided into a columns of vertical patches, each about 5 x 2 in. Two red strips run vertically top to bottom at each side of the medallion and with two columns on either side. Two red strips run horizontally from one vertical strip to the other; these two horizontal strips also feature embroidered names. Four additional red strips serve as edge borders.

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:

Machine Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery; Other embellishment technique

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Center medallion is machine embroidered.

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Embellishment materials used in quilt top:

Cotton thread; Other attachments; Other Embroidery

Describe embellishment materials or techniques:

Veterans names and ranks are hand embroidered; paper gold stars that signify which soldiers died in World War II.

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

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:

34 1/2 in., 35 1/2 in., 9 in.

Describe the back:

Machine sewn; Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back

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?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

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

The individual veterans blocks frame the central medallion, which is the emblem of the American Veterans of World War II Council.

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Presumably this quilt was made by members of the American Veterans of World War II Council No. 1, Austin, Texas, which was a women's organization.

Where the quilt was made, city:

Austin

Where the quilt was made, county:

Travis

Where the quilt was made, state:

Texas (TX)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

The quilt was donated by the American Veterans of World War II Council No. 1, Travis County, to the Texas memorial Museum in March 1947.

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. This quilt was donated to the Texas Memorial Museum in 1947.

Why was the quilt made?

Fundraising

Details about why the quilt was made:

Donor records indicate this quilt was made to raise funds to buy war bonds.

The quilt was made to be used for:

Artwork/wall hanging

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection; Study or teaching aid

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

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.

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

A list of the charter members of the American Veterans of World War II Council No. 1, Austin, Texas, is at Winedale in a file for this quilt.

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:

Group

If the quilt was made by a group, when did the group start?

1945

If the quilt was made by a group, describe activities the group engaged in:

Members were wives of veterans of World War II from Travis County, Texas

Quiltmaker's county:

Travis

Quiltmaker's state:

Texas (TX)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Who photographed this quilt?

Billy Moore

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Assistant Director Winedale

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