QUILT INDEX RECORD
21-17-2835
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:
GA58
Alternate inventory control number:
GA058
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?
68"
How long is the quilt?
80"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Time period:
1901-1929
Family/owner's date for quilt:
Early 1900s
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1920
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Kirkpatrick, Erma
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
42
Size of quilt blocks:
11" x 11"
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:
Print; Striped; Solid/plain; Plaid; Checked
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Strip/string Piecing; Hand Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Other
Description of the back:
Natural color; Leno weave
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
3
Width of pieces on the back:
30"
Describe the back:
Solid/plain; Hand sewn
Describe the binding:
Hand sewn; Applied binding; Brown; May have been added at a later date
How is the binding made?
Bias grain
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
greater than one inch
How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?
1.5"
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
How thick is the quilt?
Medium (3/16")
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
6
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
Uneven
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Other
Describe the quilting designs used:
Diagonal lines; Parallel lines; Triangle lines
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
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
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?
Manley, Roger
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
North Carolina Museum of History
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=21-17-2835. Accessed: 11/13/24