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QUILT INDEX RECORD

25-21-302

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:

TMM2490-3

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?

1984, 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-Straight Furrow

How wide is the quilt?

69 in.

How long is the quilt?

73 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Black; Brown; Coral; Cream; Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Discoloration or dyes ran; Stains; Tears or holes

Repairs:

Stabilized with netting

Describe the repairs:

crepeline repairs

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:

ca. 1905

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

1900-1929

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass

Further information concerning dates:

Family history states that this quilt was made sometime between 1877 and 1900 and given to a grandson on his fifth birthday in 1905.

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

242

Size of quilt blocks:

4 in. x 4 in. squares

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

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

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Foundation Piecing; Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

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

no

Materials used to make the back:

Silk

Description of the back:

Green fabric is possibly rayon

What color is the back of the quilt?

Green

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

5

Width of pieces on the back:

center panel of striped warp-printed silk bordered with light green crepe

Describe the back:

Different fabrics; Machine sewn; Print; Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Silk

Fabric structure of the binding:

Satin; Sateen

Describe the binding:

possibly rayon fabric

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

greater than one inch

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

1 in.

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Not quilted; Tied or tufted

Thread type used for the quilting:

silk

Color of thread used in the quilting:

pink

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

Several of the blocks seem to be variations on the color pattern of the Straight Furrow set in this Log Cabin quilt; they introduce plaids or other prints at random points in several blocks.

Quilt top made by:

Mayhall, Martha Offutt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Georgetown

Where the quilt was made, county:

Williamson

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:

The donor, Mr. Temple Mayhall, received this quilt in 1905 as a gift from his grandmother on his fifth birthday. The grandmother and quiltmaker was Martha Offutt Mayhall, who used scraps from clothing made for Temple Mayhall by his mother, Olivia Smith Mayhall (the quiltmaker’s daughter-in-law).

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 1984 by Mr. and Mrs. Temple B. Mayhall of Austin, Texas.

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Details about why the quilt was made:

gift to grandson on his 5th birthday

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection; Study or teaching aid

Where did the maker get their materials?

Old clothes

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Traditional pattern variation

Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Temple Mayhall, received this quilt in 1905 as a gift from his grandmother on his fifth birthday. The grandmother (and quiltmaker) was Martha Offutt Mayhall, who used scraps from clothing made for Temple Mayhall by his mother, Olivia Smith Mayhall (the quiltmaker’s daughter-in-law).

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Winedale, Center for America 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:

Offutt, Martha

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

04/10/1832

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Cynthia Ann

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Kentucky

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's city:

Cynthia Ann

Quiltmaker's state:

Kentucky (KY)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

farmer

Number of children:

12

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Gifts; Necessity; Pleasure

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Martha Offutt Mayhall (the quiltmaker) and her husband came to Texas in 1877, settling near Georgetown, in Williamson county, Texas. The couple had twelve children, the youngest of whom was Joseph Lee Mayhall, the father of quilt donor Temple B.Mayhall. Temple was born near Norman's Crossing, Williamson County, Texas on February 19, 1900; he received this quilt as a gift when her was five years old.

Who photographed this quilt?

Billy Moore

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Assistant Director Winedale

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Cite this Quilt

Mayhall, Martha Offut. Log Cabin-Straight Furrow. 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=25-21-302. Accessed: 03/28/24