QUILT INDEX RECORD
25-21-301
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:
TMM2490-2
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
Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:
donor, technical reviewer
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Crazy Quilt
How wide is the quilt?
69 1/2 in.
How long is the quilt?
83 in.
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Black; Blue or Navy; Cream; Orange; Pink; Red
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Damage:
Disintegration of fabric
Repairs:
Stabilized with netting
Describe the repairs:
some crepeline over disintegrating fabrics
Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:
This quilt may have been repaired and/or stabilized in 1984-1985 when members of the Austin Area Quilt Guild helped a professional textile conservator repair and/or stabilize approximately thirty quilts then owned by the Texas Memorial Museum, University of Texas at Austin.
Type of inscription:
Date; Place
What is inscribed on the quilt?
DJP, BMP, Austin, Texas, 1909
Method used to make the inscription:
Embroidery
Location of inscription:
on block
Time period:
1901-1929
Family/owner's date for quilt:
Family dates quilt to 1909.
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1910-1930
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Jan Wass
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
12 blocks, plus one long panel
Size of quilt blocks:
20 in. x 20 in.; 8 1/2 in. x 82 in.
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Squares
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Silk
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Multiple scrap; Plaid; Print; Solid/plain; Striped
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Foundation Piecing; Hand Piecing
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Blanket, buttonhole, or other decorative applique stitch
Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:
Embroidery
Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?
no
Embellishment materials used in quilt top:
Cotton thread; Silk thread
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton; Satin/Sateen
What color is the back of the quilt?
Pink
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
2
Width of pieces on the back:
36 in., 35 in.
Describe the back:
Machine sewn; Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Silk
Fabric structure of the binding:
Satin; Sateen
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
half inch - one inch
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
No filling
How are the layers held together?
Not quilted
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Embroidered initials DJP are those of quiltmaker's husband David Jones Pickle; initials BMP are those of the quiltmaker Birdie Mildred Pickle. Other embroidered motifs include flowers, butterfly, birds, goose.
Quilt top made by:
Pickle, 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 was made by Mrs. David Jones Pickle (Birdie Mildred Givens Pickle) in or after 1909, probably when she was living in Austin, Texas.
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 and a famous Texas writer and teacher. See also Winedale quilt TMM2490-1 for another example of a quilt made by Mrs. Pickle.
Why was the quilt made?
Art or personal expression
Quilt is presently used as:
Museum collection; Study or teaching aid
Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:
"From Our Hands: A Sesquicentennial Celebration of Quilts," February 16 - March 29, 1986, Texas Memorial Museum, University of Texas at Austin.
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
See also Winedale quilt TMM2490-1, which was also made by Mrs. Pickle.
Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:
Described in exhibition catalog "From Our Hands: A Sesquicentennial Celebration of Quilts," Texas Memorial Museum, University of Texas at Austin, 1986.The quiltmaker, Birdie Givens Pickle, used a quilt frame made forher by son-in-law Temple Mayhall. The frame was donated sometime in or before 1984 to Pioneer Farm in 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
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
Number of children:
1
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
1
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
The quilt donor, who was the daughter of the quiltmaker, stated that her mother "made many pretty quilts and also crocheted a number of beautiful bedspreads."
Who photographed this quilt?
Billy Moore
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Assistant Director Winedale
Details
Cite this Quilt
Pickle, Birdie Mildred Given. Crazy Quilt. 1901-1929. 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=25-21-301. Accessed: 03/28/24