QUILT INDEX RECORD
21-17-2392
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
North Carolina Museum of History
Who documented this quilt?
North Carolina Quilt Project
North Carolina Quilt Project Number:
EC9
Alternate inventory control number:
EC009
Person filling out this form is:
Relative of quiltmaker
Source of the information on this quilt:
Granddaughter
When was the form filled out?
02-08-1986; Nursing Home, Salisbury, NC
Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:
Quilt owner
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Inherited
This is a:
Finished quilt
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Pineapple of Hospitality
How wide is the quilt?
80"
How long is the quilt?
89"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Rounded
What color is the quilt?
Green; Red
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Type of inscription:
Initials
What is inscribed on the quilt?
B-R-G; JLG; CES; J. N. M.
Time period:
1876-1900
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
Circa 1880
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Not specified
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
9
Size of quilt blocks:
24" x 25.5"
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Separated by other sashing
Describe the quilt setting:
Single pieced sashing in Streak of Lightning pattern, red and green; Hand sewn set
Sashing width:
1.75"
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
Single border, same as sashing but 4" at top
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
Home dyed
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Applique
Materials used to make the back:
Other
Description of the back:
Domestic
Width of pieces on the back:
33"
Describe the back:
Hand sewn
Describe the binding:
Hand sewn; Applied binding; Two-step
How is the binding made?
Straight grain
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
less than a half inch
How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?
3/8"
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Thread type used for the quilting:
Single thread
Color of thread used in the quilting:
Green, white
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
18
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
18
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Other
Describe the quilting designs used:
Follows top design; Parallel lines; Clamshell
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Backing: Vertical seams
Quilt top made by:
Shuping, Margaret
Quilted by:
Shuping, Margaret
Where the quilt was made, county:
Rowan County
Where the quilt was made, state:
North Carolina (NC)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Inheritance
Why was the quilt made?
Unknown
Where did the maker get their materials?
Purchased new
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Unknown
Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Cotton fabrics; Rehmel A823
Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:
Photo of quiltmaker
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's city:
China Grove
Quilt owner's county:
Rowan County
Quilt owner's state:
North Carolina (NC)
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
Unknown
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Rowan County
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
North Carolina
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1920
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
German
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Reform (United Church of Christ)
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Housewife
Quiltmaker's county:
Rowan County
Quiltmaker's state:
North Carolina (NC)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):
Shuping, Locke
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Farmer
Number of children:
4
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
Made other quilts; Children: Carrie, Octiva, John, Henry
Who photographed this quilt?
Weinkle, Mark
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
North Carolina Museum of History
Cite this Quilt
Shuping, Margare. Pineapple of Hospitality. 1876-1900. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-2392. Accessed: 07/27/24