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:

TMM2460-1

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?

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:

Log Cabin, Light and Dark Set

Brackman # or other source & #:

2574

How wide is the quilt?

70 1/4 in.

How long is the quilt?

80 1/2 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Black; Blue or Navy; Brown; Cream; Red; Turquoise or Teal

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Disintegration of fabric; Tears or holes

Describe the damage:

many holes on back

Repairs:

Stabilized with netting

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. More stabilization is needed.

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

Donor dated quilt to pre 1850.

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

1870-1890

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

42

Size of quilt blocks:

10 n. x 10 in.

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

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

5 inch border of dark teal 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; Plaid; Print; Solid/plain; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Foundation Piecing; Hand Piecing

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

One half of each block is dark; other half is light. Lights are matched at corners of each four-block set, given the characteristic light and dark set look to this Log Cabin.

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

no

Materials used to make the back:

Wool

Description of the back:

wool and cotton blend

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:

35 in., 35 1/2 in.

Describe the back:

Hand sewn; Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate 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:

"Log" strips are one-inch wide and seamed onto ten-inch squares of off-white cotton foundation. There are nine blocks composed of four individual Log Cabin squares and three half blocks composed of two squares each.

Quilt top made by:

Munhall, Lou Lou Taylor

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:

The granddaughter of quiltmaker Lou Lou Taylor Munhall inherited this quilt. Descendants of the quiltmaker moved to Houston, Texas, around 1918, and the quilt remained in the family from then until the time of its donation by the granddaughter, Mrs. John C. (Betsy) Dickson, of Austin, Texas.

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 August 1983. Donor records indicate the quilt was made by Lou Lou Taylor Munhall of Wyoming sometime prior to 1850, though a technical reviewer dates the quilt to 1870-1890. Family records indicate that Mrs. Munhall also owned the Crazy Quilt TMM1834-1, which was made for her by friends in Wyoming ca. early 1890s. Mrs. Munhall's granddaughter, Mrs. Betsy Dickson, donated both quilts to the Texas Memorial Museum (she donated TMM1834-1 in 1962 and TMM2460-1 in 1983).

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.

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

See also Winedale quilt TMM1834-1, a Crazy Quilt also owned by Lou Lou Taylor Munhall.

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 maiden name:

Taylor, Lou Lou

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's state:

Wyoming (WY)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Munhall, [first name unknown]

Who photographed this quilt?

Billy Moore

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Assistant Director Winedale

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