QUILT INDEX RECORD

53-155-155

Who documented this quilt?

South Carolina Quilt History Project

South Carolina Quilt History Project Number:

AIK-48

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

McKissick Museum, University of South Carolina

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt Owner's Name:

Sue S. Garvin

Quilt Owner City:

Montmorenci

Quilt Owner State:

South Carolina (SC)

Quilt Owner Country:

United States

Relation of the quiltmaker to the present owner:

Owner is maker's great-granddaughter

Interviewer:

Sue Garvin

Date (data was collected):

1985-02-06

Do you know the city where this quilt was made?

Center Community (near Aiken)

Do you know the county where this quilt was made?

Aiken

Do you know the state where this quilt was made?

South Carolina (SC)

Do you know the country where this quilt was made?

United States

Do you know the time period when this quilt was made?

1850-1875

Do you know when the family said this quilt was made?

around 1855

Date provided by someone else, like a quilt appraiser:

1870-1880

Do you know who made it (quiltmaker's name)?

Plunkett, Susannah Day Brodie

How did you happen to get the quilt?

Inheritance

Details on how you got the quilt:

Inherited from mother Bessie Randall; Owner's great niece, Michelle Stapleton will be 6th generation owner. All generations lived entire life within 10 mi. of place quilt was made. Was kept for years carefully folded between mattresses.

Do you know how old the maker was when the quilt was made?

The maker was 22 years old when the quilt was made.

Do you know if she made other quilts? Do any of them still exist? Where are they now?
Did the quiltmaker leave any letters or diaries that you know of? Where are these?
Do you have quilts made by other people?
Do you have relatives or friends who have quilts or make quilts?

There were many other quilts. Four are in good condition. This owner has two, sister has two. Another just like it owned by Walter Plunkett, another great-grandson. There is a picture of the quiltmaker. Owner has a letter written to maker from her husband in 1862 while in Confederate army.

Do you know the pattern name she used for this quilt? Do you know other names for this pattern?

Wild Goose Chase

What church did the family go to?

Shiloh Baptist, Aiken County

When was the quiltmaker born?

1836

Who was her husband?

Bodie, Michael; Plunkett, Davey

What did he do for a living?

Bodie was a farmer, killed in Civil War 1862. Plunkett was a farmer.

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

5/1/1899

Did the quiltmaker have children? How many?

5 (3 from first marriage; 2 from second). Three of her children were given unusual names: "America," "Darling," "Love."

Was this quilt made for a particular person?

I discovered another quilt at Aiken's first show - exactly like this one - owned by a great grandson. Could have made one for each child.

Are there any interesting stories about the quiltmaker?

Her pictures and quilts suggest that she was a very "prim" lady.

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt width:

82"

Quilt length:

66"

Design; pieced:

Hand Piecing

Design:

Block pattern

Pattern Name:

Wild Goose Chase

Source of name; maker; owner, book:

Owner; Brackman 2905

Fabrics, source:

Purchased new; Sewing scraps

Fabrics; fiber types:

Cotton

Fabric styles:

Multiple scrap; Print

Other fabrics:

Striking colors

Predominant Colors:

Green; Red; Yellow

Block orientation:

Straight

Set:

Separated by pieced pattern sashing

Describe the quilt setting:

Sashing is triple strip and the corners are nine patches.

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

Red/Yellow

Width of pieces on the back:

25"

Notes on backing:

Domestic; coarse

Binding construction:

Separate binding applied; Hand sewn

Batting materials:

Cotton

Notes on batting:

Few seeds visible

Needlework; excellent; good; utilitarian; hand; machine:

The needlework techniques are good.

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Quilting description:

Fans; medium stitches

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Details

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

All rights reserved, McKissick Museum, University of South Carolina