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REGISTRY NUMBER 1460
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    GIFT
    Name of Maker:
    MARY
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    RALPH
    Surname:
    HOUSE
    Relationship to Owner:
    FRIEND
    Occupation:
    SEAMSTRESS
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    SOPS ISLAND & PORT SAUNDERS MARY HOUSE
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    MARY HOUSE
    Quilted by:
    MARY HOUSE
    Year Made:
    1999
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    NEWFOUNDLAND
    Other notes:
    PURPLE & GREEN
    Size in Inches:
    84 * 76
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    FRIENDSHIP STAR
    Colour (dominant):
    PURPLES & GREEN
    General Condition (Top):
    Like New
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    42 1/2
    Size:
    10 * 10
    Colour:
    GREEN, PURPLES, FLORAL, PRINT
    Border Number:
    3
    Border Width(s):
    1 1/2, 4 1/4, 5 1/4
    Border Colour(s):
    WHITE, GREEN, PURPLE
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Plain, Print, One Fabric, Different Fabrics
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    ColourHomecut Straight BindingFront turned back
    Batting:
    Polyster
    Quilting (hand):
    GoodRegular
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    WHITE
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    IN THE DITCH, OUTLINING PRINTED STAR
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    CottonPlainColour
    Number of Pieces:
    2
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    Plain, Print, One Fabric, Different Fabrics

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

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