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:

W2h13.70

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt collector; Other

Source of the information on this quilt:

technical reviewer

When was the form filled out?

1970, 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:

Lone Star

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Star of Bethlehem

How wide is the quilt?

74 in.

How long is the quilt?

76 1/2 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Blue or Navy; Brown; Green; Red

Antique colors:

Cadet Blue; Turkey Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

Especially bad fading in quilt center

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Fabrics are probably weakened from exposure to light; some fading 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.

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

unknown

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

1880-1900

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass

Further information concerning dates:

fabrics consistent with ca. 1880 to 1900 era

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Medallion size:

58 in. x 61 in.

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

2 in. and 4 in. borders

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Broadcloth

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Multiple scrap

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

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?

Green

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

4

Width of pieces on the back:

23 in., 23 1/2 in., 23 1/2 in., 4 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?

Front turned to back

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?

Cannot tell

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

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; Grid square; Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

single parallel lines used around rings of star; crosshatching in background; chevrons used on border

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

Winedale docents quilted a reproduction of this quilt in 1976-1977; see W2h31.77.

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:

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 and early 1970s. Miss Hogg purchased this quilt from Elizabeth Moore; she donated this quilt to Winedale in 1970.

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Fayette Heritage Museum, La Grange, Texas, January 3 - March 30, 1979.

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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