QUILT INDEX RECORD

25-21-29

Who documented this quilt?

Texas Sesquicentennial Quilt Association, Texas Quilt Search

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin

Texas Quilt Search Number:

tqs_0066

Person filling out this form is:

Quiltmaker; Quilt owner; Other

Source of the information on this quilt:

This quilt was reviewed and documented during the Texas Sesquicentennial Quilt Association's Texas Quilt Search, 1983-1985, and/or during the second phase of the Texas Quilt Search, 1987-1989; Karey Bresenhan served as quilt historian.

When was the form filled out?

1986-1989

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quiltmaker

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Made the quilt

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

Quilt is owned by the quiltmaker.

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Pomegranate Quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Cockscomb and Currants

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Love Apple, Pineapple

How wide is the quilt?

79 in.

How long is the quilt?

79 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Green; Orange; Red; White

Antique colors:

Nile Green

Overall color scheme:

Bright or primary colors

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Describe the damage:

very small brown spots

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt finished?

ca. 1937

Family/owner's date for quilt:

ca. 1937

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

ca. 1937

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Karey Bresenhan

Further information concerning dates:

The quiltmaker states that she pieced this quilt about 1937.

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

9

Size of quilt blocks:

24 in. x 24 in.

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by cornerstones or connecting blocks sashing (different fabric in intersection); Separated by inner only sashing (no sashing along outer edge of outer blocks); Separated by pieced pattern sashing

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Muslin

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine 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?

White

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Describe the binding:

narrow red bias binding

How is the binding made?

Bias 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?)

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:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

9

Width between quilting lines:

1/2 - 1 in.

Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?

no

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Echo; Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline and echo quilting, flowers, leaves, and circles enhance design of blocks.

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

The quiltmaker fell heir to an older quilt of this design, so she set out to copy the pattern. Quiltmaker believes that twelve, rather than nine blocks, would have been more pleasing, but she was determined to duplicate the original quilt exactly. The red circles seeds of the pomegranate are executed perfectly. This quilt derives part of its charm from its extensive quilting.

Quilt top made by:

Bollman, Mary Louise Hammonds

Quilted by:

Bollman, Mary Louise Hammonds

Where the quilt was made, city:

Lockney

Where the quilt was made, county:

Floyd

Where the quilt was made, state:

Texas (TX)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

An original quilt belonging to Sallie Jeffe Lokey was seen by quiltmaker Mary Louise Bollman after Mrs. Lokey died and her husband left Texas for a new life in Oregon. He left behind two trunks containing his wife's wedding dress, handwork, and this quilt, all in the care of his sister in Collin County, Texas. The trunks later made their way to Floyd County, where Mrs. Bollman saw the quilt for the first time. "When I saw this beautiful quilt, I decided to make one exactly like it, using the same colors as the original quilt. I treasure this quilt and to this day I've never seen another quilt of the same pattern."

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

Mary Lou Bollman was born near Lockney, Texas, in 1909. At age seven Mary Lou learned to piece a Four Patch. She earned a bachelor's degree from Texas Woman's College (now Texas Wesleyan College). Her courses included a design class where she learned to design a quilt block. Mary Lou made her first quilt in the 1930s--an eight-point star set together in blue fabric. Quilts and quilting have remained a life-long interest, and she has won recognition at local exhibits and quilts shows and is active in three quilt guilds in Lubbock, Lockney, and Plainview.

Why was the quilt made?

Art or personal expression

Details about why the quilt was made:

desire to reproduce exactly a quilt she loved

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, special occasion

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Another quilt; Traditional pattern variation

Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?

Another quilt

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

“Lone Stars: A Legacy of Texas Quilts, 1936-1986,” Annual International Quilt Festival, November, 1990, Houston, Texas.

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

"Texas Wesleyan University Today," Spring 1989; Texas Sesquicentennial Quilt Association’s Texas Quilt Search Archives

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Bresenhan, Karoline Patterson and Nancy O'Bryant Puentes, Lone Stars: A Legacy of Texas Quilts, Vol. II, 1936-1986 (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1990), p. 32-33.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Mary Louise Hammonds Bollman

Quilt owner's state:

Texas (TX)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Hammonds, Mary Louise

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

09/08/1909

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Lockney, Floyd County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Texas

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's educational background:

B.S. in Home Economics

Quiltmaker's occupation:

homemaker

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's city:

Lockney

Quiltmaker's state:

Texas (TX)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Hammonds, [unknown]

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Bollman, Henry

Number of children:

4

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Class; From Friend

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Under 10 years of age

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Gifts; Pleasure

Where does/did the group meet?

Lubbock, Plainview, Lockney

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

20-50 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

She has donated several quilts to the Ronald McDonald House of Lubbock. The City of Lockney named Mary Lou Bollman Woman of the Year in 1986; in 1989 she was named Floyd County Pioneer Woman at the annual Pioneer Reunion

Who photographed this quilt?

Sharon Risedorph

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Assistant Director Winedale