QUILT INDEX RECORD
25-21-300
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:
W2h6.67
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt collector; Other
Source of the information on this quilt:
technical reviewer
When was the form filled out?
1963, 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:
Whig Rose
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Democrat Rose
Brackman # or other source & #:
18.35 similar
How wide is the quilt?
87 in.
How long is the quilt?
88 in.
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Blue or Navy; Green; Orange; Red
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor; Bright or primary colors
Quilt's condition:
Poor/very worn
Damage:
Dirty; Fading; Open seams; Stains
Describe the damage:
severe fading, probably from sunlight, on a good half of the quilt
Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:
The severe 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:
1850-1875
Family/owner's date for quilt:
ca. 1860
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1850-1870
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Jan Wass
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
4
Size of quilt blocks:
34 in. x 33 in.
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Other
Describe the quilt setting:
4 blocks around a central floral Whig Rose.
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Squares
Medallion size:
15 in.
Number of borders:
2.
Describe the borders:
1 1/2 in. cream inner border; 8 1/4 in. blue outer border; mitered corners.
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:
Solid/plain
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Applique
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?
Yellow
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
4
Width of pieces on the back:
24 in., 24 in., 24 in., 14.5 in.
Describe the back:
Hand sewn; Reversible; Same fabric used throughout
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
Fabric structure of the binding:
Plain weave
How is the binding made?
Hand sewn; Straight grain
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?
Cotton
How thick is the quilt?
Thin (Less than 3/16?)
Describe the quilt filling:
unbleached cotton
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Thread type used for the quilting:
cotton
Color of thread used in the quilting:
blue, green, tan to match fabrics
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
8
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
9
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Feathering; Vines
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Other
Describe the quilting designs used:
In the ditch quilting around appliques, many different floral, heart, circular, star, and leaf designs used as fillers. Feathered vine in outer border and wavy line and circle in inner border
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
One half of the quilt is heavily faded, probably from exposure to sunlight while the quilt covered a bed.
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. An invoice for this quilt indicates that Miss Hogg purchased the quilt on October 14, 1963, at Lamb's Mill Antiques near Krumsville, Pennsylvania. She paid $85. for this quilt. Miss Hogg 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
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Public domain/traditional pattern
Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:
Annual quilt exhibits at Winedale in March 2001, February 2002, February 2003, February 2005; at "Quilts: A Journey Through Time," Kate Adams guest curator, Longview Museum of Fine Arts, Longview, Texas, November 3-December 30, 2001; "Miss Ima’s Quilts," Kate Adams guest curator, Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, Austin, Texas, October 28, 2006–January 7, 2007.
Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:
A black and white photograph of this quilt appears in Mary Ellisor Emmerling, "American Country: A Style and Source Book (New York: C. N. Potter, Inc., 1989), p. 231; this quilt is listed in the exhibit brochure for "Miss Ima's Quilts," October 28, 2006 - January 7, 2007, The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, Austin, Texas.
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
Whig Rose. 1850-1875. 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=25-21-300. Accessed: 04/19/24
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