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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    comes from Aunt in Northfield Vt. 1974
    Name of Maker:
    Evelyn Burrows
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Burrows
    Relationship to Owner:
    aunt
    Occupation:
    housekeeper, housewife
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Ontario and Vermont
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Evelyn Burrows
    Quilted by:
    Evelyn Burrows
    Year Made:
    1935
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Northfield, VT.
    Size in Inches:
    76" x 74"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    9 pointed star
    General Condition (Top):
    Used/Worn
    Technique:
    Patchwork Whole Cloth
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    16
    Size:
    17" x 17"
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Width(s):
    2 3/4"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    zig zag
    Border Colour(s):
    2 shades of purple
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    One Fabric
    Corners:
    Rounded
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    Hand Front turned back Homecut Straight Binding
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    slightly worn
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    lightweight white
    Quilting (hand):
    Irregular
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    6 stitches/inch white thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    in the ditch and centre diamonds
    Quilting Pattern (fill-in blocks):
    flowers
    Quilting Pattern (borders):
    in the ditch
    Backing Condition:
    Used
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton
    Number of Pieces:
    6 pcs, small holes
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    One Fabric

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

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