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Title	Quilt: McGrary family
Creator	unknown
Medium of Original	crafts (art genres)
Date of Orginal	1910/1925
Dimensions	84" x 71"
Description	This hand made appliqué quilt was designed in Allanstand, N.C. and quilted in Kentucky around the 1910s or early 1920s. The design was taken from the McGrary family quilt which was made in Pennsylvania in the 1800s and traveled south with the family. The copy of the 1800's original was given to Frances Goodrich by Jessie Shanks of Bryson City, North Carolina.
Subject - Topic	Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Craft	Quilting -- Appalachian Region, Southern Quilts -- Appalachian Region, Southern Textile crafts -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Craft Category	textiles
Time Period	1910s 1920s
Location	Madison County (N.C.)
Source Institution	Southern Highland Craft Guild
Collection	Permanent Collection
Inventory Number	SHCG_PC1988.1557
Copyright Information	All rights reserved. For permissions, contact Hunter Library Special Collections, Western Carolina U, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Digital Publisher	Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

Quilt: McGrary family