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:

TMM1834-1

Alternate inventory control number:

W2h39.03

Person filling out this form is:

Blood relative of quiltmaker; Other

Source of the information on this quilt:

technical reviewer

When was the form filled out?

1962, 1983, 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:

Crazy Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

44 in.

How long is the quilt?

56 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Brown; Cream; Gold; Rust

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Disintegration of fabric; Tears or holes

Repairs:

Stabilized with netting

Describe the repairs:

entire patchwork covered with brown 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.

Type of inscription:

Date; Initials; Signature

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Most blocks have one set of initials; one block has name "Ivena" on it. "1891" is embroidered on one block, along with a souvenir ribbon dated 1888.

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1891

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery; Printed in the fabric; Other

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

painted

Location of inscription:

on block

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

Donor states that quilt was made by friends of Miss Lou Lou Taylor at the time of her engagement to be married.

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

1891-1910

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass

Further information concerning dates:

Donor stated the quilt was made sometime before 1850 by friends of Miss Lou Lou Taylor upon the announcement of her engagement. However, the embroidered date 1891 on the quilt and the printed patch from an 1888 race in Fort Collins date it after 1891.

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

12

Size of quilt blocks:

12 in. x 12 in., irregular

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Describe the borders:

3 inch wide strips of copper brown velvet

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

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery; Painting

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

use of souvenir ribbon

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:

race ribbon from Fort Collins, Colorado

Materials used to make the back:

Wool

What color is the back of the quilt?

Blue or Navy

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

32 1/2 in., 11 in.

Describe the back:

Machine sewn; Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back

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?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

Thread type used for the quilting:

silk

Color of thread used in the quilting:

brown

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

This is probably a friendship quilt. Edges of patches are over embroidered with cross stitches, feather and chain stitches. Also present: satin stitches, French knots, chevron stitches, chain and fern stitches.

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Friends of Lou Lou Taylor, of Wyoming.

Where the quilt was made, state:

Wyoming (WY)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Quilt inherited by granddaughter, Mrs. John C. (Betsy) Dickson, of Austin, Texas, who was donor. Quilt brought to Texas at unknown date.

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 March 9, 1962 by the granddaughter of the original quilt owner. The donor states that the quilt was made prior to 1850 on the occasion of her grandmother’s engagement. However, dates on the quilt suggest it was made sometime after 1891.

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Details about why the quilt was made:

Possibly made as a wedding gift by friends.

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?

Sewing scraps

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

scraps of materials from quiltmakers' best dresses

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 at Austin, 1986. This quilt was made for Lou Lou Taylor by friends. Miss Taylor is also the maker of quilt TMM2460-1, a Log Cabin quilt also owned by Winedale, and thought to have been made by Lou Lou Taylor ca. 1870-1890.

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

Quiltmaker's state:

Wyoming (WY)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?

personal friends of Lou Lou Taylor

Where does/did the group meet?

Wyoming

Who photographed this quilt?

Billy Moore

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Assistant Director Winedale

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