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REGISTRY NUMBER 1476
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    COMMISSIONED
    Name of Maker:
    MAUREEN ELIZABETH
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    GLYNN
    Occupation:
    PSYCHOLOGIST ( RETIRED )
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    ENGLAND + CANADA + JAMAICA + SCOTLAND
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    MAUREEN GLYNN
    Quilted by:
    MAUREEN GLYNN
    Year Made:
    1999
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    MONTREAL
    Markings on Quilt:
    Initials SignatureDate
    Location & Technique:
    BACK BOTTOM LEFT CORNER
    Wording of Information:
    MQ 99 EMBROIDERED
    Other notes:
    COMMISSIONED AS A FUND RAISER FOR "DANS LA RUE " FOLLOWING AN EXHIBITION AND A PERCENTAGE WAS DONATED TO "DANS LA RUE" SIGNATURE EMBROIDERED ON BACKING
    Size in Inches:
    77 * 63 1/4
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    SKEWED VORTEX NAMED BY QUILTER
    General Condition (Top):
    Good
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    Medallion
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    2 ON SIDES - 3 ON TOP AND BOTTOM, ON SIDE 17 TOP + BOTTOM 23 3/4, SIDE + 8 1/4 - 8 1/4, TOP + BOTTOM = 7 1/2 - 7 3/4 - 8 1/4
    Border Colour(s):
    NAVY, APRICOT, RUST
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Plain, One Fabric
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    ColourFront turned backHomecut Bias
    Batting:
    Polyster
    Quilting (hand):
    PoorIrregular
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    6, RUST
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    GEOMETRIC FIGURES RANDOM
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    CottonColourPlain
    Number of Pieces:
    3
    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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