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REGISTRY NUMBER 1360
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    FROM MY MOTHER
    Name of Maker:
    Unknown
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    GERTRUDE MAY BOOTH SHAW
    Relationship to Owner:
    MOTHER
    Occupation:
    TEACHER
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    WATERLOO, MONTREAL, OUT WEST, SHAWVILLE
    Pieced by (top):
    GERTRUDE SHAW
    Quilted by:
    GERTRUDE & FRIENDS
    Year Made:
    1950
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    SHAWVILLE
    Size in Inches:
    92 * 76
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    DRESDEN PLATE VARIATION
    Colour (dominant):
    MULTI COLOUR / BLUE / WHITE
    General Condition (Top):
    Good
    Technique:
    Appliqué Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand Machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    20 1/2
    Size:
    16 1/2 * 16 1/2
    Colour:
    MULTI COLOURS
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Width(s):
    PETALS IN BLUE & WHITE
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    5 1/2
    Border Colour(s):
    BLUE / WHITE
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Plain One Fabric
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    Homecut Bias Front turned back
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Quilting (hand):
    Good
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    6 , WHITE
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    IN THE DITCH
    Quilting Pattern (fill-in blocks):
    IN THE DITCH
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton Plain
    Number of Pieces:
    1
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    Plain One Fabric

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

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