QUILT INDEX RECORD
10-7-241
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
National Quilt Museum
Who documented this quilt?
National Quilt Museum Collection
National Quilt Museum Accession Number:
1997.06.19
Object/Title:
Escape from Circle City
Date of object:
1986
How wide is the quilt?
76.000 inches
How long is the quilt?
86.000 inches
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Applique
Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:
Embroidery
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
This is a:
Finished quilt
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
NQM Database Search Terms: female machine pieced hand quilted embroidery solid bright back non-traditional set for traditional blocks muted colors hand appliquéd
Quilt top made by:
Pickell, Sylvia
Time period:
1976-1999
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public Museum, Library or Institution
Quilt owner's name:
National Quilt Museum
Quilt owner's city:
Paducah
Quilt owner's state:
Kentucky (KY)
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Where the quilt was made, city:
Sumter
Where the quilt was made, state:
South Carolina (SC)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Quilt is presently used as:
Museum collection
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
02/22/1941
Source of the information on this quilt:
From NQM collections database
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
National Quilt Museum
Cite this Quilt
Pickell, Sylvi. Escape from Circle City. 1986. From National Quilt Museum, National Quilt Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=10-7-241. Accessed: 04/24/24