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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

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' 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

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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: 03/29/24