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REGISTRY NUMBER 1833
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    GIFT
    Name of Maker:
    Unknown
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    ESTHER BASSETT
    Relationship to Owner:
    SISTER
    Occupation:
    RETIRED
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    LENNOXVILE, QC
    Pieced by (top):
    ESTHER BASSETT
    Quilted by:
    ESTHER BASSETT
    Year Made:
    20002001
    Place Made:
    LENNOXVILLE
    Markings on Quilt:
    Initials SignaturePlaceDate
    Location & Technique:
    BACK LEFT CORNER.
    Wording of Information:
    "GRANDMOTHER GARDEN QUILT" FROM THE BOOK BY ELEANOR BURNS
    Other notes:
    " GRANDMOTHER GARDEN QUILT " MADE FROM WORKSHOP FROM OCTOBER 2000 TO MAY 2001. HAND APPLIQUÉD, EMBROIDERED, MACHINE PIECED. HAND QUILTING WAS DONE FROM MAY 2 TO 28, 2001 MADE BY ESTHER BASSETT OF LENNOXVILLE, QC FOR HER SISTER SHIBLEY. PATTERN DONE FROM A BOOK BY ELEANOR BURNS.
    Size in Inches:
    93 * 60
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    GRANDMOTHER GARDEN QUILT.
    Colour (dominant):
    BEIGE & BROWN & ASSORTED COLOURS.
    General Condition (Top):
    Like New
    Technique:
    EmbroideredAppliqué
    Hand or Machine Made:
    HandMachine
    Block Set:
    On Point
    Block Numbers (whole):
    23
    Size:
    11" * 11"
    Border Number:
    2
    Border Width(s):
    1", 5"
    Border Colour(s):
    BEIGE, BROWN
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Different Fabrics.
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    Poly/Cotton Blend
    Edging:
    HandMachineHomecut Straight BindingFront turned back
    Batting:
    Other
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    7, OFF WHITE
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    OUTLINE 1/4" FROM SEAM.
    Quilting Pattern (fill-in blocks):
    DIAGONAL LINES.
    Quilting Pattern (sashing):
    HEARTS LEAFS.
    Backing Fabric:
    CottonColour
    Number of Pieces:
    2+1
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    Different Fabrics.

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

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