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:

TMM925-2

Alternate inventory control number:

W2h35.03

Person filling out this form is:

Daughter of quiltmaker; Other

Source of the information on this quilt:

technical reviewer

When was the form filled out?

1949, 2007

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

donor, technical reviewer

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Crazy Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

92 in.

How long is the quilt?

99 1/2 in.

Shape of edge:

Other

Describe the edge:

Black cotton sateen ruffle

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Black; Cream; Purple; Red; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Disintegration of fabric; Tears or holes

Repairs:

Stabilized with netting

Describe the repairs:

Crepeline stabilization on many patches

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

This quilt may have been repaired and/or stabilized in 1984-1985 when members of the Austin Area Quilt Guild helped a professional textile conservator repair and/or stabilize approximately thirty quilts then owned by the Texas Memorial Museum, University of Texas at Austin.

Type of inscription:

Date; Initials; Single

What is inscribed on the quilt?

"SD" is embroidered on a patch which is a printed silk souvenir ribbon from the 1886 Dallas State Fair;"Mary" is embroidered and painted on one block; "1888" is embroidered in another block.

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1886

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery; Other

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

painted name

Location of inscription:

on block

Describe where the inscription was found:

on souvenir ribbon from 1886 Dallas State Fair

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

Donor records indicate quilt was begun in 1886 and finished in 1888.

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

1888-1900

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

Crazy quilt with 32 irregularly shaped blocks generally about 12 in. x 12 in. around a center medallion. There is also a single strip of Crazy quilt patches running across the top, approximately 5 3/4 in. x 73 in.

Size of quilt blocks:

12 in. x 12 in., varies

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Describe the quilt setting:

patches frame a center crazy-quilt patch medallion

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

33 full blocks (including center medallion) and 3 partial blocks

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Medallion size:

24 in. x 24 in.

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

9 1/2 in. wide cotton sateen black ruffle

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Silk

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Satin; Velvet

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Multiple scrap; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Foundation Piecing; Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Blanket, buttonhole, or other decorative applique stitch

Novelty techniques used to make the quilt top:

Gathering/ruching

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery; Painting

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

dimensional silk ribbon flowers

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

no

Embellishment materials used in quilt top:

Chenille thread; Metallic thread; Silk thread

Describe embellishment materials or techniques:

1886 Dallas State Fair souvenir ribbon; elaborating embroidered animals, flowers, center half circle with radiating beams, cross, American flag.

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton; Satin/Sateen

Description of the back:

red-orange cotton sateen, brown sateen

What color is the back of the quilt?

Brown

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

5

Describe the back:

Different fabrics; Machine sewn

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding; Hand sewn; Home cut; Ruffles

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

9 1/4 in. black sateen ruffle

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Not quilted

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

black ruffle and backing may have been added at a later date

Quilt top made by:

Dill, Louise Murray

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Donor Mrs. w. W. woodson of Waco, Texas, states that this quilt top was made by her mother, Louise Murray Dill, in 1886.

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 on February 9, 1950, by the quiltmaker's daughter, Mrs. W. W. Woodson of Waco, Texas.

Why was the quilt made?

Art or personal expression

The quilt was made to be used for:

Decorative throw

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection; Study or teaching aid

Where did the maker get their materials?

Old clothes

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Donor states that quiltmaker (her mother) made the quilt using "scraps from the garments of friends."

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, 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 maiden name:

Murray, Louise

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Who photographed this quilt?

Billy Moore

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Assistant Director Winedale

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