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:

TMM2491-4

Person filling out this form is:

Other

Source of the information on this quilt:

donor, technical reviewer

When was the form filled out?

1984, 2007

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Goose Tracks Variation

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Fancy Flowers

Brackman # or other source & #:

1889

How wide is the quilt?

61 in.

How long is the quilt?

71 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Green; Purple; Red; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading; Tears or holes

Repairs:

Patched with period fabrics

Describe the repairs:

Some patches appliqued to top with blue thread possibly before quilt was quilted.

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Patch fabrics are also pieced into the quilt. Some tears were repaired with blue thread. Cotton sateen in nine-patch cornerstones and centers of pieced blocks may have faded to white.

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

Texas Memorial Museum dated quilt to ca. 1880

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

1930-1949

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

10 1/2 in. x 10 1/2 in.

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by cornerstones or connecting blocks sashing (different fabric in intersection)

Describe the quilt setting:

pieced nine-patch cornerstone

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Sashing width:

4 1/4 in.

Number of borders:

one border on two sides; no borders on two sides

Describe the borders:

2 in. single plain white border on two sides only

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Broadcloth; Sateen

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Multiple scrap; Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

feed-sack type fabrics

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

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:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Width of pieces on the back:

61 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?

Back turned to front; Machine sewn

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?)

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:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Width between quilting lines:

1 in.

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; Outline

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

outline quilting in pieced blocks; crosshatching in sashing and borders

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

Each of the twenty blocks is comprised of four smaller squares separated by four rectangular pieces. Within four smaller squares are four diamond-shaped pieces arranged so that intersecting points form a flower.

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, TMM2491-2, TMM2491-3, 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 donor records indicate that this quilt came from Illinois.

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection; Study or teaching aid

Where did the maker get their materials?

Feed or flour sacks

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

possibly feed sacks

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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