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REGISTRY NUMBER 1858
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    INHERITED.
    Name of Maker:
    Unknown
    Other notes:
    MYRTLE PROUTY HOUGHTON WAS GREAT AUNT OF KELLY THERN, SHE WAS BIRNED IN THE TOWNSHIP OF BROME ON AUG. 5,1898. SHE LIVED IN ST. FELIX DE VOLOIS FOR MOST OF HER LIFE. SHE WAS A SCHOOL TEACHER.
    Size in Inches:
    76 * 69 1/2
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    DIAMOND STAR VARIATION.
    Reference:
    BARBARA BRACKMAN ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF PIECED QUILT PATTERNS
    Colour (dominant):
    WHITE / "#1282 "PIN WHEEL" STAR OF THE MILKY WAY
    General Condition (Top):
    Used/WornDamaged- not repaired
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    72 1/2
    Size:
    8 1/2 * 8 1/2
    Colour:
    WHITE - BLUE - PURPLE
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    One Fabric
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    Front turned backColourHomecut Straight Binding
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Quilting (hand):
    PoorIrregular
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    5
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    IN THE DITCH.
    Quilting Pattern (fill-in blocks):
    GRID.
    Backing Condition:
    Used
    Backing Fabric:
    CottonColourPlain
    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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