QUILT INDEX RECORD
25-21-304
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:
TMM2491-2
Person filling out this form is:
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:
Grandmother's Flower Garden
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Mosaic, Honeycomb
Brackman # or other source & #:
160L
How wide is the quilt?
79 in.
How long is the quilt?
108 in.
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Blue or Navy; Cream; Gold; Green; Pink; Yellow
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor; Light or pastel colors
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
Time period:
1930-1949
Family/owner's date for quilt:
Texas Memorial Museum donor record dates quilt to ca. 1890
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1930-1940
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Jan Wass
Further information concerning dates:
newest fabrics from 1930s
Describe the quilt's layout:
One patch or allover
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Hexagons
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:
Floral; Multiple scrap; Solid/plain
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
Some hexagons are fuzzy cut; only floral print fabrics are used in quilt.
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
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:
1
Describe the back:
Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
Fabric structure of the binding:
Plain weave
How is the binding made?
Hand sewn; Machine 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?
Cotton
How thick is the quilt?
Thin (Less than 3/16?)
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:
6
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
6
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
All-over-design; Outline
Describe the quilting designs used:
outline quilting around circular rosettes
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 on December 17, 1984 by Col. Guy M. Cloud of Austin, Texas. Col. Cloud also donated five other quilts: see TMM2491-1, TMM2491-3, TMM2491-4, TMM2491-5 and TMM2491-6. The maker of each quilt is unknown, and the donor’s relationship to the quiltmaker is unknown for each of these quilts. TMM records state that this quilt is from Illinois and is dated ca. 1890.
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
Details
Cite this Quilt
Grandmother's Flower Garden. 1930-1949. 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=25-21-304. Accessed: 04/23/24