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25-21-326

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:

W2h11.67

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt collector; Other

Source of the information on this quilt:

technical reviewer

When was the form filled out?

1967, 2007

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt collector; Other

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

donor; technical reviewer

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Wholecloth-Tile pattern

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Calimanco

How wide is the quilt?

88 in.

How long is the quilt?

91 1/2 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Purple

Overall color scheme:

One color/monochromatic

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Fading; Open seams; Tears or holes; Wear to edge or binding

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Some fading and wear on this quilt may be attributed to its having been displayed on a bed as a period furnishing in one of the historic structures at Winedale as per Miss Ima Hogg's instructions. Glazing is still visible on top

Time period:

Pre-1799

Family/owner's date for quilt:

Winedale estimated age to ca. 1775-1800

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

1780 - 1830

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

None

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Wool

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Glazed

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Calimanco in panels in widths of 21 in., 22.5 in. 22.25 in., 22.5 in.

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:

Wool; Woven or homespun

Description of the back:

coarseley wooven wool

What color is the back of the quilt?

Gold

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

4

Width of pieces on the back:

23 in., 26 in., 27 in., 12 in.

Describe the back:

Hand sewn; Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Wool

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Wool

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

wool

Color of thread used in the quilting:

brown and blue

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Width between quilting lines:

3/8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Other

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Quilted in diagonal tiles with many floral and leaf designs. Diagonal parallel lines in the background.

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

Probably made in the Northeast U.S. or New England. Quilting patterns are readily visible on the mustard-colored back.

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Miss Ima Hogg (1882-1975), a noted Texas decorative arts collector, philanthropist, and historic preservationist, donated the Winedale property and its historic structures and period furnishings to the University of Texas in 1967. This quilt is one of a number of quilts she gave to Winedale in the 1960s and 1970s. Few records exist on the provenance of these quilts, though we know that typically she purchased decorative arts at auction and in antique stores in New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Massachusetts during the 1960s. The Winedale Accession Log records that Miss Hogg purchased quilt W2h11.67 in 1964 at Ginsbury & Lavy, 815 Madison Ave., New York, New York. She donated this quilt to Winedale in 1967.

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection; Study or teaching aid

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Annual quilt exhibits at Winedale in March 2001, February 2002, February 2003, February 2005; "Quilts: A Journey Through History," Kate Adams guest curator, Longview Museum of Fine Arts, Longview, Texas, November 3-December 30, 2001.

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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Cite this Quilt

Wholecloth-Tile pattern. Pre-1799. 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=25-21-326. Accessed: 03/28/24

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