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REGISTRY NUMBER 1559
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    BY HERITAGE
    Name of Maker:
    Unknown
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    EVELINA RIOPELLE DEMERS
    Relationship to Owner:
    GRANDMOTHER
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    MONTREAL
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    EVELINA R. DEMERS
    Year Made:
    1900
    Year is (accuracy):
    Estimate
    Place Made:
    MONTREAL
    Size in Inches:
    85 * 82
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    BLAZING STAR
    Colour (dominant):
    MULTI COLOUR
    General Condition (Top):
    Good
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand
    Border Number:
    2
    Border Width(s):
    3" 3 1/2"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    6 1/2
    Border Colour(s):
    WHITE/ GREEN
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    One Fabric
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    Homecut Bias Front turned back Colour
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Quilting (hand):
    Excellent
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    8, WHITE
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    CROSS HATCH
    Backing Condition:
    Good Used
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton Plain
    Number of Pieces:
    3
    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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