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Title	[Weave Pattern: Wheel of Fortune]
Creator	Queen, Martha Emmaline
Medium of Original	crafts
Date of Orginal	1840/1890
Dimensions	87" x 57"
Description	The pattern in this color image is a variation of Wheel of Fortune, also known as Cup and Saucer. The worn nineteenth century coverlet bedcover was likely made by Martha Emmaline Queen (1860–1917) of Jackson County, North Carolina. The warp is sett at forty-three ends per inch and is a single-ply natural cotton that appears to be handspun. The pattern weft is a single-ply handspun wool and hand-dyed using madder roots to produce the reddish color. The coverlet is made of made of two 28-inch panels that are unmatched at the center seam. The top and bottom edges were turned and hemmed. The skill of the weaver is noted by the consistent forty-five degree angle in the pattern. Martha Emmaline Queen’s family lived in the Fisher Creek section of Jackson County, NC, near Scotts Creek, one of the earliest and largest communities in the county.
Subject - Topic	Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Craft	Hand weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern Coverlets -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Craft Category	textiles
Location	Jackson County (N.C.)
Source Institution	Western Carolina University Mountain Heritage Center
Collection	Fisher-Monteith Collection
Inventory Number	MHC_95_06_004
Copyright Information	All rights reserved. For permissions and use, contact Mountain Heritage Center, Western Carolina U, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Digital Publisher	Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

Title	[Weave Pattern: Wheel of Fortune]
Creator	Queen, Martha Emmaline
Medium of Original	crafts
Dimensions	87" x 57"
Description	The pattern in this color image is a variation of Wheel of Fortune, also known as Cup and Saucer. The worn nineteenth century coverlet bedcover was likely made by Martha Emmaline Queen (1860–1917) of Jackson County, North Carolina. The warp is sett at forty-three ends per inch and is a single-ply natural cotton that appears to be handspun. The pattern weft is a single-ply handspun wool and hand-dyed using madder roots to produce the reddish color. The coverlet is made of made of two 28-inch panels that are unmatched at the center seam. The top and bottom edges were turned and hemmed. The skill of the weaver is noted by the consistent forty-five degree angle in the pattern. Martha Emmaline Queen’s family lived in the Fisher Creek section of Jackson County, NC, near Scotts Creek, one of the earliest and largest communities in the county.
Subject - Topic	Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Craft	Hand weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern Coverlets -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Craft Category	textiles
Location	Jackson County (N.C.)
Source Institution	Western Carolina University Mountain Heritage Center
Collection	Fisher-Monteith Collection
Inventory Number	MHC_95_06_004A
Copyright Information	All rights reserved. For permissions and use, contact Mountain Heritage Center, Western Carolina U, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Digital Publisher	Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

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