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:

W2h6.67

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt collector; Other

Source of the information on this quilt:

technical reviewer

When was the form filled out?

1963, 1967, 2007

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt collector; Other

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

donor, technical reviewer

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Whig Rose

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Democrat Rose

Brackman # or other source & #:

18.35 similar

How wide is the quilt?

87 in.

How long is the quilt?

88 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Green; Orange; Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor; Bright or primary colors

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Damage:

Dirty; Fading; Open seams; Stains

Describe the damage:

severe fading, probably from sunlight, on a good half of the quilt

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

The severe fading on this quilt may be attributed to its having been displayed on a bed as a period furnishing in one of the historic structures at Winedale as per Miss Ima Hogg's instructions.

Time period:

1850-1875

Family/owner's date for quilt:

ca. 1860

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

1850-1870

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

4

Size of quilt blocks:

34 in. x 33 in.

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Other

Describe the quilt setting:

4 blocks around a central floral Whig Rose.

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Medallion size:

15 in.

Number of borders:

2.

Describe the borders:

1 1/2 in. cream inner border; 8 1/4 in. blue outer border; mitered corners.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Broadcloth

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand 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

What color is the back of the quilt?

Yellow

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

4

Width of pieces on the back:

24 in., 24 in., 24 in., 14.5 in.

Describe the back:

Hand sewn; Reversible; 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; 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?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

Describe the quilt filling:

unbleached cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

blue, green, tan to match fabrics

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

9

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering; Vines

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

In the ditch quilting around appliques, many different floral, heart, circular, star, and leaf designs used as fillers. Feathered vine in outer border and wavy line and circle in inner border

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

One half of the quilt is heavily faded, probably from exposure to sunlight while the quilt covered a bed.

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:

Miss Ima Hogg (1882-1975), a noted Texas decorative arts collector, philanthropist, and historic preservationist, donated the Winedale property and its historic structures and period furnishings to the University of Texas in 1967. This quilt is one of a number of quilts she gave to Winedale in the 1960s and 1970s. Few records exist on the provenance of these quilts, though we know that typically she purchased decorative arts at auction and in antique stores in New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Massachusetts during the 1960s. An invoice for this quilt indicates that Miss Hogg purchased the quilt on October 14, 1963, at Lamb's Mill Antiques near Krumsville, Pennsylvania. She paid $85. for this quilt. Miss Hogg donated this quilt to Winedale in 1967.

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection; Study or teaching aid

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Public domain/traditional pattern

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Annual quilt exhibits at Winedale in March 2001, February 2002, February 2003, February 2005; at "Quilts: A Journey Through Time," Kate Adams guest curator, Longview Museum of Fine Arts, Longview, Texas, November 3-December 30, 2001; "Miss Ima’s Quilts," Kate Adams guest curator, Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, Austin, Texas, October 28, 2006–January 7, 2007.

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

A black and white photograph of this quilt appears in Mary Ellisor Emmerling, "American Country: A Style and Source Book (New York: C. N. Potter, Inc., 1989), p. 231; this quilt is listed in the exhibit brochure for "Miss Ima's Quilts," October 28, 2006 - January 7, 2007, The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, Austin, Texas.

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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