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REGISTRY NUMBER 1815
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    INHERITED.
    Name of Maker:
    Unknown
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    JENNY HUMPHREY EGIESTON
    Relationship to Owner:
    GREAT GREAT GREAT GRANDMOTHER
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    DIXVILLE
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    JENNY, LIZY + ALICE VAILEY
    Quilted by:
    ELLEN + TINA BAILEY
    Year Made:
    1880
    Year is (accuracy):
    Estimate
    Place Made:
    DIXVILLE
    Other notes:
    " DAUGHTER IN LAW'S DILEMMA " HANDED DOWN FROM DAUGHTER IN LAW TO DAUGHTER IN LAW, EACH ADDING TO IT SASHING ADDED THEN LATER TIED - "GENUATERN QUILT"
    Size in Inches:
    82 * 70
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    BUTTERFLY QUILT
    Colour (dominant):
    RED / WHITE / BLUE
    General Condition (Top):
    Good
    Technique:
    AppliquéPatchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    HandMachine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    30 1/2
    Size:
    11" * 11"
    Sashing Width(s):
    2"
    Sashing Colours:
    BLUE
    Sashing Colours: Plain or Print?:
    print
    Sashing Number:
    1
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    One Fabric
    Fabric:
    100% CottonOther
    Fabric Detail: Other?:
    SUGAR / FLOUR SACKS
    Edging:
    N/A
    Batting:
    Polyster
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    BLUE FLOSS EACH 3"
    Tied:
    No
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Poly/Cotton BlendColourPlainOther
    Number of Pieces:
    2
    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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