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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

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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