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REGISTRY NUMBER 1350
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    GIFT
    Name of Maker:
    MARY ELMA
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    HODGINS
    Surname:
    McDOWELL
    Relationship to Owner:
    GRANDMOTHER
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    CLARENDON / SHAWVILLE
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    ELMA
    Quilted by:
    ELMA
    Year Made:
    1910
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    CLARENDON
    Other notes:
    ELMA MADE THIS QUILT WHEN SHE WAS TWELVE YEARS OLD. SHE COULD IDENTIFY THE DIFFERENT MATERIALS FROM OLD DRESSES, COATS. ETC.
    Size in Inches:
    75 1/2 * 54 1/2
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    CRAZY PATCH
    Colour (dominant):
    MULTI
    General Condition (Top):
    Used/WornDamaged- repaired
    Technique:
    EmbroideredCrazyOther (please specfify)
    Block Numbers (whole):
    4 1/2 RECTANGLES
    Size:
    34 * 29
    Colour:
    HEAD 6 1/2 * 55
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Width(s):
    1/2
    Border Colour(s):
    PURPLE FADES
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    4 BIG + A HEAD PIECE PlainOne Fabric
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    Homecut Straight BindingBack turned forward
    Batting:
    Wool
    Quilting (hand):
    GoodIrregular
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    4 - MULTI
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    SIDED - DIAMOND
    Backing Condition:
    UsedStained
    Backing Fabric:
    CottonPlain
    Number of Pieces:
    2
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    4 BIG + A HEAD PIECE PlainOne Fabric

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

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