QUILT INDEX RECORD
25-21-297
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:
TMM2023-3
Person filling out this form is:
Other
Source of the information on this quilt:
donor, technical reviewer
When was the form filled out?
1966, 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:
One Patch
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Checkerboard
How wide is the quilt?
24 in.
How long is the quilt?
32 1/2 in.
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Rounded
What color is the quilt?
Cream; Gold
Overall color scheme:
Two color; Light or pastel colors
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Damage:
Fading; Stains; Tears or holes
Repairs:
Stabilized with netting
Describe the repairs:
Quilt top has been 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.
Time period:
1901-1929
Family/owner's date for quilt:
Texas Memorial Museum dated quilt to ca. 1915.
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1910-1930
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Jan Wass
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Subject of the quilt:
Peach and cream checkerboard; cream may have faded from light blue and peach may have originally been gold.
Number of quilt blocks:
450
Size of quilt blocks:
1 1/2 in. x 1 1/2 in., varies slightly
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:
1
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Same block throughout; Squares
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Rayon; Silk
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
fabric possibly is plain weave rayon
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:
Embroidery
Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:
feather stitch embroidery around binding seam
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
Materials used to make the back:
Silk
Description of the back:
possibly rayon or silk on back; peach colored
What color is the back of the quilt?
Gold
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
7
Width of pieces on the back:
irregular seaming
Describe the back:
Hand sewn; Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Silk; Other
Fabric structure of the binding:
Plain weave
Describe the binding:
Very small pieces seamed together to make binding; 1/2 inch wide rayon or silk binding is blind stitched to the back and attached with a feather stitch to the front.
How is the binding made?
Hand sewn; Straight grain
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?
Cannot tell
How thick is the quilt?
Medium (3/16?)
Describe the quilt filling:
batting is probably cottton
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:
5
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
5
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Outline
Describe the quilting designs used:
quilting is approximately 1/4 inch from seam line
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Size suggests quilt was made for a child. Made from silk, this quilt was perhaps a keepsake quilt rather than utilitarian.
Where the quilt was made, state:
Texas (TX)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Texas Memorial Museum donor record indicates that Susan Ann McCuiston of Travis County, Texas, may have been the quiltmaker.
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 in 1966.
Why was the quilt made?
Baby or crib
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
Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:
Described in exhibition catalog "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 gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's state:
Texas (TX)
Who photographed this quilt?
Billy Moore
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Assistant Director Winedale
Details
Cite this Quilt
One Patch. 1901-1929. 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=25-21-297. Accessed: 03/29/24