QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-2834

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:

GA57

Alternate inventory control number:

GA057

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 Crazy Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

66.5"

How long is the quilt?

75"

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Brown; Maroon

Quilt's condition:

Unknown/Not Rated

Damage:

Fading; Other

Describe the damage:

Unspecified damage

Repairs:

Other

Describe the repairs:

Unspecified repair

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Fragile

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

Early 1900s

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

Circa 1910

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Clemens, Kay

Describe the quilt's layout:

Crazy

Size of quilt blocks:

Varied

Sashing width:

None

Number of borders:

None

Describe the borders:

No border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Solid/plain; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Strip/string Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

Feedsack; Natural color

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

40"

Describe the back:

Hand sewn; Solid/plain

Describe the binding:

Hand sewn; Applied binding on one side; Back turned to front on one side; Front turned to back on ends

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front; Front turned to back

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:

Natural

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

Uneven

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Elbow/fan

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Backing: Vertical seams; Feedsack backing: Birgin Browher Waynesville NC; Jersey Cream Feed [picture of cow] Newport Mill Co. / Newport Tenn; Knots on front

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?

Other

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Old; Recycled

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

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

Photo of quiltmaker, with owner

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' occupation:

Farmer, soldier

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Made other quilts, Haywood County, NC

Who photographed this quilt?

North Carolina Quilt Project

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History

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