QUILT INDEX RECORD

25-21-289

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:

TMM1353-4

Person filling out this form is:

Other

Source of the information on this quilt:

donor, technical reviewer

When was the form filled out?

ca. 1950, 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:

Quilt top with unfinished edge

Owner's name for quilt:

Crazy Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

74 in.

How long is the quilt?

75 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Brown; Burgundy; Cream; Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Disintegration of fabric; Tears or holes

Describe the damage:

many holes, some large

Repairs:

Stabilized with netting

Describe the repairs:

edges covered with crepeline

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. This quilt is unbacked and unbound.

Type of inscription:

Date; Initials; Message; Multiple Names; Signature

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Some blocks are embroidered with the following: "Mamie, Effie and Bertie"; "N"; "L"; "FC Institute"; "Wet or Dry, A Friend Am I. F". Dates embroidered are "Oct. 30 1886"; "1889." Two blocks have printed ribbon saying "Prohibition." There are printed floor sacks on the reverse foundation fabric.

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery; Printed in the fabric

Location of inscription:

on block

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

Texas Memorial Museum dated quilt to ca. 1889

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

1890-1910

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Subject of the quilt:

Temperance

Number of quilt blocks:

34

Size of quilt blocks:

irregular

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

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:

Checked; Floral; Multiple scrap; Print; Solid/plain; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Foundation Piecing; Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Blanket, buttonhole, or other decorative applique stitch

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery; Painting

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

There are printed floor sacks on the reverse foundation fabric.

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

no

Embellishment materials used in quilt top:

Silk thread

Describe embellishment materials or techniques:

Prohibition

Description of the back:

no back

Describe the binding:

no binding

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:

Quilt's construction techniques are visible from the uncovered back; foundation fabrics used are flour sacks, including two flour companies from Tennessee; some of the crazy patches are held together only by decorative stitching; blocks are machine sewn together. Appearance of blocks suggests that the blocks were made by different people.

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:

Donor records do not record the identity of the quiltmaker or the date of the quilt's donation to the Texas Memorial Museum, University of Texas, though its accession number suggests this quilt was received by the Museum between 1950 and 1959. The quilt was donated by Mrs. J. T. Rowell of Terrell, Texas. 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?

Art or personal expression

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection; Study or teaching aid

Where did the maker get their materials?

Feed or flour sacks

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

flour sacks used as foundation fabric only

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

Who photographed this quilt?

Billy Moore

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Assistant Director Winedale

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