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REGISTRY NUMBER 154
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Legacy- 1945
    Name of Maker:
    Alta Morton
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Moffitt
    Surname:
    Morton
    Relationship to Owner:
    maternal grandmother
    Occupation:
    housewife
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    North Carolina, Alberta, Ontario
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Alta Morton
    Quilted by:
    Alta Morton
    Year Made:
    1930
    Year is (accuracy):
    Estimate
    Place Made:
    Toronto
    Size in Inches:
    77 3/4" x 65 3/4"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Dahlia
    General Condition (Top):
    Like New Good
    Technique:
    Applique Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    30
    Size:
    12" x 12"
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Width(s):
    2.5"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    plain
    Border Colour(s):
    off white, cream
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    One Fabric
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    Front turned back Homecut Straight BindingHand
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    light weight white
    Quilting (hand):
    Good
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    7 stitches/inch, off-white thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    diagonal lines overall
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton
    Number of Pieces:
    2 pcs unbleached cotton
    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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