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:

TMM2490-1

Person filling out this form is:

Daughter of quiltmaker; Other

Source of the information on this quilt:

technical reviewer

When was the form filled out?

1984, 2007

If the source helped design the quilt, describe their input:

Other

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

donor, technical reviewer

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Double Wedding Ring

How wide is the quilt?

69 in.

How long is the quilt?

85 in.

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Cream; Green; Pink

Antique colors:

Nile Green

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Stains

Describe the damage:

minor brown stains

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

Texas Memorial Museum dated quilt to ca. early 20th century

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

1925-1935

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

30

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

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; Print; Solid/plain

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

What color is the back of the quilt?

Cream

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

34 in., 35 in.

Describe the back:

Machine 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?

Bias grain; Hand sewn

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:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

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

no

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

outline quilting in rings; cross pointed ovals in plain areas

Quilt top made by:

Pickle, Mrs. Birdie Mildred Givens

Quilted by:

Pickle, Mrs. Birdie Mildred Givens

Where the quilt was made, city:

Austin

Where the quilt was made, county:

Travis

Where the quilt was made, state:

Texas (TX)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

This quilt and another (TMM2490-2) were made by Mrs. David Jones Pickle (Birdie Mildred Givens Pickle); they were inherited by her daughter, Dr. Mildred Pickle Mayhall (1902-1987), a graduate of the University of Texas and a prominent historian and author. Dr. Mayhall was the donor, with her husband Temple Mayhall, of this quilt and of quilt TMM2490-2, both made by her mother, and of quilt TMM2490-3, made by Mr. Temple's paternal grandmother Martha Mayhall.

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

This quilt is one of approximately forty-two quilts that the Texas Memorial Museum (TMM) at the University of Texas at Austin transferred to the University’s Center for American History (CAH) in April 2003 as part of TMM’s transfer of selected material culture objects from its collections to CAH and other research facilities on the UT-Austin campus. These TMM quilts are now part of CAH’s Winedale Quilt Collection. Information relating to each quilt’s provenance is based on documentation recorded by TMM staff at the time of acquisition, which began in the early 1940s and continued until 2003. This quilt was donated to the Texas Memorial Museum in 1984 by Mr. and Mrs. Temple B. Mayhall of Austin, Texas. Mrs. Mayhall was the daughter of the quiltmaker. The quiltmaker lived in Austin, Texas, in 1902, the year of her daughter's birth, and in 1909, when she made quilt TMM2490-2, so it is quite possible that she made this quilt in Austin.

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Details about why the quilt was made:

It is quite likely that Mrs. Pickle, the quiltmaker, made this quilt for her daughter's wedding, which took place in 1925.

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection; Study or teaching aid

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

The quiltmaker used a quilting frame made by her son-in-law Temple Mayhall, the donor's husband. It was donated to Pioneer Farm in Austin, Texas sometime in or before 1984.

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

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Givens, Birdie Mildred

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's county:

Travis

Quiltmaker's city:

Austin

Quiltmaker's state:

Texas (TX)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Givens, Newton

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Givens, Mrs. Newton Watkins

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

Pickle, David Jones

Number of children:

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Donor describes the quiltmaker, her mother, as having "made many pretty quilts and also crocheted a number of beautiful coverlets."

Who photographed this quilt?

Billy Moore

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Assistant Director Winedale

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