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REGISTRY NUMBER 167
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    gift from grandmother, 1945
    Name of Maker:
    Myra Miller (Mrs. George A. Edwards)
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Miller
    Relationship to Owner:
    grandmother
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    New Brunwick
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Myra Miller (Mrs. George A. Edwards)
    Quilted by:
    Myra Miller (Mrs. George A. Edwards)
    Year Made:
    1945
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Hartland N.B.
    Size in Inches:
    58.5" x 39"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Children's blocks
    General Condition (Top):
    Good Used/Worn Fragile
    Technique:
    Patchwork Applique Embroidered
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand
    Block Set:
    Straight Alternating
    Block Numbers (whole):
    35 (18 pattern, 18 plain)
    Size:
    6" x 7"
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Width(s):
    5
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    plain
    Border Colour(s):
    blue
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    One Fabric
    Corners:
    Mitred
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    Machine Front turned back Homecut Straight Binding
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    worn
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    light weight, white
    Quilting (hand):
    Regular
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    7 stitches/inch, white thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    cross hatching
    Quilting Pattern (fill-in blocks):
    cross hatching
    Quilting Pattern (sashing):
    cross hatching
    Backing Condition:
    Used
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton
    Number of Pieces:
    1 pcs, worn and repaired
    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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