QUILT INDEX RECORD

25-21-314

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:

TMM2542-3

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?

1986, 2007

If the source helped design the quilt, describe their input:

Other

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

donor, technical reviewer

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Album

Brackman # or other source & #:

2812

How wide is the quilt?

68 1/2 in.

How long is the quilt?

84 1/4 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Gold; Gray; Pink; Red

Antique colors:

Cadet Blue; Indigo Blue

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

back fabric appears newer than quilt top fabrics

Family/owner's date for quilt:

Texas Memorial Museum dated quilt to ca. 1930s

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

1920-1940

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass

Further information concerning dates:

Top fabrics are from 1880 to 1910, but back print fabric is ca. 1925-1935.

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

30 pieced blocks

Size of quilt blocks:

9 in. x 9 in.

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Same block throughout; Squares

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

1 1/2 inch border of same fabric as in background

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Conversation Prints; Multiple scrap; Plaid; Print

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?

Blue or Navy

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

31 in., 32 1/2 in., 4 1/2 in.

Describe the back:

Print; 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)?

half inch - one inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thick (More 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:

7

Width between quilting lines:

1 1/4 in.

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

no

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

All-over-design; Elbow/fan

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Fans

Describe the quilting designs used:

all-over fan quilting

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

The pieced center bars in each block often are inscribed in quilts of this pattern, but there are no inscriptions on this quilt.

Quilt top made by:

Arnold, Laura Bell Pence

Quilted by:

Arnold, Laura Bell Pence

Where the quilt was made, city:

Midland

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 of this quilt was Mary Louise Seggerman DePuy of Austin, Texas. She stated that the quilt was made by her grandmother Laura Bell Arnold (1870-1949) Pence in Midland, Texas. The donor inherited the quilt from her mother Floy Arnold Pence (1896-1978) and aunt Lydia Arnold Pence Dixon (1898-?).

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. Mrs. Dupuy donated this quilt to the Texas Memorial Museum on December 16, 1986. The donor of this quilt also donated three other quilts at the same time: see TMM2542-1, TMM2542-2, and TMM2542-4.

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 maiden name:

Pence, Laura Bell

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1870

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1949

Quiltmaker's city:

Midland

Quiltmaker's state:

Texas (TX)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Arnold, (unknown first name)

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Arnold, Cinthia

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Pence, Winfred Newton

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

2

Who photographed this quilt?

Billy Moore

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Assistant Director Winedale

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