QUILT INDEX RECORD
25-21-295
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:
TMM1995-3
Alternate inventory control number:
W2h40.3
Person filling out this form is:
Other
Source of the information on this quilt:
donor, technical reviewer
When was the form filled out?
1965, 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:
Wholecloth Tree of Life
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Calimanco Coverlet
How wide is the quilt?
86 in.
How long is the quilt?
91 in.
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Blue or Navy
Antique colors:
Indigo Blue
Overall color scheme:
One color/monochromatic
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
Damage:
Tears or holes
Repairs:
Patched with new fabrics
Describe the repairs:
Indigo blue patch, approximately 4 in. x 4 in., is at quilt center.
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:
Other
Describe the type of inscription:
descriptive label on back
What is inscribed on the quilt?
"handsomely quilted Morino cover, all wool and very warm. Has taken first prize at many fairs."
Method used to make the inscription:
Attached label; Ink
Location of inscription:
on back
Time period:
1800-1849
Family/owner's date for quilt:
Texas memorial Museum estimated date to post 1840s
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1800-1820
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Jan Wass
Describe the quilt's layout:
Wholecloth
Subject of the quilt:
Tree of Life motif
Number of quilt blocks:
wholecloth
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Wool
Fabric types used to make the quilt top:
Glazed
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
calimanco
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:
glaze on wool is still very evident
Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?
no
Materials used to make the back:
Wool; Woven or homespun
What color is the back of the quilt?
Gold
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
4
Width of pieces on the back:
28 1/2 in., 27 1/2 in., 29 1/2 in., 1 in.
Describe the back:
Hand sewn; Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Wool
Fabric structure of the binding:
Twill weave
How is the binding made?
Hand sewn; Woven tape
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?
Wool
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:
dark blue
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
7
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
7
Width between quilting lines:
1/4 in. - 3/8 in.
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
All-over-design
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Feathering; Floral; Vines
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
Quilting is in navy blue cotton thread in large overall feather pattern suggesting the Tree of Life motif in the center and feathered vines around the quilt edges.
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Most wholecloth glazed wool quilts were made in the Northeast and New England.
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
It is not know if this quilt was made or owned by a member(s) of the donor's family.
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 25, 1965 by Isabel L. Clark from San Antonio, Texas. There is no indication that the donor was related to the quiltmaker, whose identity is unknown.
The quilt was made to be used for:
Bedding, special occasion
Quilt is presently used as:
Museum collection; Study or teaching aid
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.
Contests entered:
Label attached to quilt states that this quilt "has taken first prize at many fairs." No further information is available.
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
Who photographed this quilt?
Billy Moore
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Assistant Director Winedale
Details
Cite this Quilt
Wholecloth Tree of Life. 1800-1849. From Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin, Winedale Quilt Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=25-21-295. Accessed: 03/29/24