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

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