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:

TMM2491-1

Person filling out this form is:

Unknown; 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:

Rose Wreath

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

President's Wreath

Brackman # or other source & #:

2.65 to 2.73 similiar

How wide is the quilt?

89 in.

How long is the quilt?

91 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Cream; Green; Pink

Antique colors:

Nile Green

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Stains

Describe the damage:

small brown spots

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

Texas Memorial Museum dated quilt to ca. 1900

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

1908 - 1940

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

9

Size of quilt blocks:

26 in. x 26 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?

Squares

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

single border featuring bud and berry vine applique

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

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Blocks are hand pieced together; border is hand pieced to blocks.

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?

Cream

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

24 1/2 in., 32 3/4 in., 32 in.

Describe the back:

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; Home cut; 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?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting; Stuffed work

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

10

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

11

Width between quilting lines:

1 in.

Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?

no

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering; Wreaths

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

feathered wreaths in center of each block and at the junction of blocks; some feathered scrolls as filler; background grid; stuffed berries

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

Overall design is four rose-colored flowers with yellow center encircled by two larger "layers" of scalloped edges. Flowers are connected by a circular stem with two budding flowers on each stem between flowers. Border vine includes buds, leaves, and berries, which are stuffed.

Where the quilt was made, state:

Illinois (IL)

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:

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 Col. Guy M. Cloud of Austin, Texas. Col. Cloud also donated five other quilts: see TMM2491-2, TMM2491-3, TMM2491-4, TMM2491-5 and TMM2491-6. The maker of each quilt is not known; the donor’s relationship to the quiltmaker is not known for any of these quilts. Donor indicated quilt was made in Illinois.

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection; Study or teaching aid

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 state:

Illinois (IL)

Who photographed this quilt?

Billy Moore

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Assistant Director Winedale

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