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:

W2h12.71

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker; Other

Source of the information on this quilt:

technical reviewer

When was the form filled out?

1971, 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:

Evening Star-detail

Brackman # or other source & #:

2138a

How wide is the quilt?

82 1/2 in.

How long is the quilt?

93 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Brown; Cream

Antique colors:

Manganese Bronze

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor; Light or pastel colors

Damage:

Discoloration or dyes ran; Disintegration of fabric; Fading; Tears or holes; Wear to edge or binding

Describe the damage:

Manganese browns are starting to disintegrate

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

additonal exposure to light is likely to fade this quilt quickly and to cause rapid fabric disintegration

Type of inscription:

Date; Signature; Single

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Sophia Hooker 1820

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

cross stitched

Location of inscription:

on block

Time period:

1800-1849

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1820

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

1820

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass

Further information concerning dates:

Inscribed date is consistent with quilt's fabrics and construction

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

31 pieced, 32 plain

Size of quilt blocks:

9 in. x 8 in. generally

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

1 print border, butted corners

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Chintz

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Floral

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

roller printed chintz with birds pattern in stars

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:

Cotton

Description of the back:

coarsely woven cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

4

Width of pieces on the back:

24 in., 24 in., 24 in., 9 in.

Describe the back:

Hand sewn; Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding; 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?

Cotton

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:

10

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

10

Width between quilting lines:

3/4 in.

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

single diagonal lines in pieces blocks; various floral designs in plain blocks; chevrons in border

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

Re quilt binding: front turned to back on three sides; edges turned in on one side

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 was donated to Winedale in 1971 by a donor living in Austin, Texas. According to her, the quilt was made by one of her mother's relatives in or near York Pennsylvania. The donor states that her mother was of German descent.

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection; Study or teaching aid

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