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QUILT INDEX RECORD
25-21-320
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:
TMM2623-1
Person filling out this form is:
Other
Source of the information on this quilt:
donor, technical reviewer
When was the form filled out?
1992, 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:
Crazy Quilt
How wide is the quilt?
67 1/2 in.
How long is the quilt?
69 1/2 in.
Shape of edge:
Sawtooth
Describe the edge:
prairie points
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Black; Blue or Navy; Brown; Cream; Gold; Red
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor; Dark colors
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
Damage:
Disintegration of fabric
Describe the damage:
some wear of velvet fabrics, some shirring of silks
Time period:
1876-1900
Family/owner's date for quilt:
Texas Memorial Museum dated quilt to ca. 1885
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1876-1900
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Jan Wass
Further information concerning dates:
donor had no date for quilt
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
25
Size of quilt blocks:
11 in. x 11 in. generally
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Separated by plain sashing
Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:
25
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Squares
Sashing width:
3 cm.
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
2 inch black velvet border
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; Solid/plain
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
taffeta, woven ribbon
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Foundation Piecing; Hand Piecing
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Blanket, buttonhole, or other decorative applique stitch
Novelty techniques used to make the quilt top:
Other novelty technique
Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:
Embroidery; Painting
Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:
Heavily embroidered, piecing features excellent needlework including silk ribbon embroidery, ruching, crewel work, and chenille. Sawtooth edges are prairie points individually attached and of varying colors of brown, tan, and cream. Each corner is embroidered between two prairie points, giving the effect of a cornerstone. Decorative stitching along both edges of all sashing and border. All blocks save two contain embroidered motifs, painting, dimensional embellishments etc. of flowers, with decorative stitching along seams of all patches.
Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?
no
Embellishment materials used in quilt top:
Silk thread
Describe embellishment materials or techniques:
heavily embroidered with depictions of flowers, plants, and fruits, plus an owl and a cat.
Description of the back:
There is no quilt back; foundation is cotton twill weave.
What color is the back of the quilt?
Beige or Tan
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
foundation serves as quilt back, so there are many pieces
How is the binding made?
Prairie Points
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
No filling
How are the layers held together?
Not quilted
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Beautiful example of a Crazy quilt with excellent needlework, including silk ribbon embroidery, ruching, crewel work, chenille; prairie points at edge add to fanciful appearance. This quilt is not finished: two of the blocks do not contain any of the elaborate embellishment that characterizes all other blocks. There is no backing. Foundation piecing and stitching is visible for study.
Where the quilt was made, state:
Ohio (OH)
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 purchased by the donor, a Texan, in Ohio during the 1980s; she donated the quilt to the Texas Memorial Museum on June 30, 1992. The quiltmaker is unknown.
Quilt is presently used as:
Museum collection; Study or teaching aid
Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:
Annual quilt show, February 2004, Winedale, Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin.
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
Who photographed this quilt?
Billy Moore
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Assistant Director Winedale
Details
Cite this Quilt
Crazy Quilt. 1876-1900. 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=25-21-320. Accessed: 04/24/24
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