QUILT INDEX RECORD

21-17-2838

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:

GA61

Alternate inventory control number:

GA061

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 Four Patch

How wide is the quilt?

64"

How long is the quilt?

78"

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Black; Blue or Navy; Brown; Gray; Pink; Red; Yellow

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:

1900s

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Woods, M.

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

15

Size of quilt blocks:

11.25" x 11.25"

Sashing width:

None

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Single border: 1.75" stripped on sides; 3" stripped and pieced on ends; Machine sewn set

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Plaid; Solid/plain; Striped

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Home dyed backing

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Strip/string Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

Feedsack; Dyed grey

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

33.5"

Describe the back:

Machine sewn; Solid/plain

Describe the binding:

Hand sewn

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)?

1/2"

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:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

Uneven

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

All-over-design; Other

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Parallel lines in several directions

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

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?

Purchased new; 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

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?

North Carolina Quilt Project

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

North Carolina Museum of History

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