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REGISTRY NUMBER 1010
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Gift
    Name of Maker:
    Amy Catherine Oswald and Margaret Isabella Oswald Wightman
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Amy Catherine Oswald and Margaret Isabella Oswald Wightman
    Relationship to Owner:
    Mother in-law (Margaret Wightman)
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    St. Therese Quebec
    Pieced by (top):
    A. Oswald and M. Wightman
    Quilted by:
    A. Oswald and M. Wightman
    Place Made:
    UKNOWN
    Size in Inches:
    83" x 63 1/4"
    Pattern:
    Dresden Plate
    Colour (dominant):
    Yellow/multicolor
    General Condition (Top):
    Used/Worn
    Technique:
    Other (please specfify)
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand Machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    25
    Block Numbers (half):
    Appliqued in strips
    Size:
    8"
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Width(s):
    3" side 4 3/4"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    Plain
    Border Colour(s):
    yellow
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Pieced Plain
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    Hand Machine Homecut Straight Binding
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    5
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    Flower over dresden plates
    Quilting Pattern (fill-in blocks):
    Cross hatching over the remainder of quilt
    Quilting Pattern (sashing):
    Same as above
    Quilting Pattern (borders):
    Same as above
    Quilting Technique Notes:
    Stiches broken because of age/use - Some soiling
    Backing Condition:
    Used Stained
    Number of Pieces:
    1
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    Pieced Plain

Gail and Stephen A. Jarislowsky Institue for Studies in Canadian Art

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