QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-2837

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:

GA60

Alternate inventory control number:

GA060

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 Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

68"

How long is the quilt?

74"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Brown; Green

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Fading

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?

Woods, M.

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

42

Size of quilt blocks:

8" x 8"

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by other sashing

Describe the quilt setting:

Single green sashing with brown set-in squares; Hand sewn set

Sashing width:

2.5"

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

Double border: #1 - 2" brown with tan set-in square, 1.25" green; #2 and #4 - 4" green; #3 - 1" green

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; 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:

Domestic; Natural color

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

31"

Describe the back:

Machine sewn; Solid/plain

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back

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)?

3/4"

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:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

10

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

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; 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?

Weinkle, Mark

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History

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