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:

TMM1550-1

Person filling out this form is:

Other

Source of the information on this quilt:

Texas Memorial Museum, technical reviewer

When was the form filled out?

1959, 2007

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Rose Bud

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Rose Bud Wreath Variation

Brackman # or other source & #:

14.61 variation

How wide is the quilt?

73 1/2 in.

How long is the quilt?

98 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Brown; Cream; Green; Pink; Yellow

Antique colors:

Double Pink

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Stains

Describe the damage:

very yellowed/overall brown staining

Time period:

1850-1875

Family/owner's date for quilt:

undated

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

1850-1875 based on fabrics

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

18 pattern; 17 plain

Size of quilt blocks:

13 in. x 13 in.

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

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?

Same block throughout

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

5 inch wide appliqied vine of buds

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; Other 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:

coarsely woven 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:

26 in., 26 in., 20 1/2 in.

Describe the back:

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?

Medium (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:

8

Width between quilting lines:

3/4

Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?

no

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; Single parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

single parallel lines in pattern blocks; crosshatching in plain blocks and in borders

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

Many parts of this quilt's design are pieced; for example the center flower is composed of 8 pieced wedges, and some buds are pieced into the background. Some buds are attached with a running stitch and some are attached with an applique stitch.

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:

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. The donor and date of donation of this quilt are not known. The Texas memorial Museum accessioned this quilt on March 9, 1959.

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection; Study or teaching aid

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Texas Memorial Museum loaned this quilt to a museum in Waco, Texas, for display March - October, 1961.

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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