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REGISTRY NUMBER 1749
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    GIFT
    Name of Maker:
    Unknown
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    SARAH ANN IRWIN STANDISH
    Occupation:
    FARMER'S WIFE
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    ST JOACHIM DE SHEPARD
    Pieced by (top):
    SARAH ANN
    Quilted by:
    SARAH ANN
    Year Made:
    1895
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Location & Technique:
    MIDDLE FRONT
    Wording of Information:
    WREATH EMBROIDERY 1895
    Other notes:
    MUSEUM QUALITY - SOME WEAR AT TOP PLUS SOME EMBROIDERY BROKEN.
    Size in Inches:
    79 * 79
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    RED WORK EMBROIDERY.
    Colour (dominant):
    RED / OFF WHITE
    General Condition (Top):
    GoodUsed/WornDamaged- repaired
    Technique:
    PatchworkEmbroideredOther (please specfify)
    Hand or Machine Made:
    HandMachine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    97 1/2
    Size:
    8" * 8"
    Colour:
    OFF WHITE
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    STEM STITCH, FEATHER STITCH , One Fabric
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    N/A
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Quilting (hand):
    Excellent
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    8, WHITE
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    5/8" SQUARES & DIAMONDS
    Backing Condition:
    GoodStained
    Backing Fabric:
    CottonColourPlain
    Number of Pieces:
    3
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    STEM STITCH, FEATHER STITCH , One Fabric

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

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