QUILT INDEX RECORD
21-17-2840
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:
GA63
Alternate inventory control number:
GA063
Person filling out this form is:
Relative of quiltmaker
Source of the information on this quilt:
Grand nephew
When was the form filled out?
11-16-1985; Longs Chapel United Methodist Church, Junaluska, 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?
Received as a gift
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
String
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
String Squares
How wide is the quilt?
64"
How long is the quilt?
91"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Beige or Tan; Black; Gray; Red; White
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Damage:
Wear to edge or binding; Other
Describe the damage:
Fraying
Time period:
1901-1929
Family/owner's date for quilt:
Early 1900s
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
Circa 1900
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Scroggs
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
Approx. 77
Size of quilt blocks:
7" x 8"
Sashing width:
None
Number of borders:
None
Describe the borders:
No border
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric types used to make the quilt top:
Feedsack
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Checked; Plaid; Print; Solid/plain; Striped
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
Home dyed; Fugitive dye; Gingham
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing; Strip/string Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Other
Description of the back:
Green cotton feedsack; Jersey Cream Feed / Newport Mill Co. / Newport Tenn. / Bemis - Memphis
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
2
Width of pieces on the back:
32"
Describe the back:
Machine sewn
Describe the binding:
Hand sewn; Green binding
How is the binding made?
Back turned to front
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
half inch - one inch
How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?
5/8"
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:
Black, white
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
8
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
Uneven
Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?
yes
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
All-over-design; Other
Describe the quilting designs used:
Straight and diagonal grid
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Backing: Vertical seams; Knots on front and back
Quilt top made by:
Plott, Jimmie
Quilted by:
Shuping, Margaret
Where the quilt was made, county:
Haywood County
Where the quilt was made, state:
North Carolina (NC)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Family cover
Why was the quilt made?
Other
Where did the maker get their materials?
Sewing scraps
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Original to maker
Describe the source of the pattern:
No pattern
Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
House scraps, feedsack back
Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:
Photo of quiltmaker, with owner
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
Sketch on documentation sheet
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's city:
Waynesville
Quilt owner's county:
Haywood County
Quilt owner's state:
North Carolina (NC)
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Queen
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1893
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Haywood County
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
North Carolina
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
Still living [1985]?
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
English; Irish
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Presbyterian
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Homemaker
Quiltmaker's county:
Haywood County
Quiltmaker's state:
North Carolina (NC)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Queen, James
Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:
Haywood County, NC
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
?, Mary
Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:
Haywood County, NC
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):
Plott, George
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Farmer, soldier
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
Made other quilts, Haywood County, NC
Who photographed this quilt?
Seeman
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
North Carolina Museum of History
Details
Cite this Quilt
Plott, Jimmi. String. 1901-1929. From North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=21-17-2840. Accessed: 07/27/24