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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    inheritance
    Name of Maker:
    Annie Stuart
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    McCraea
    Surname:
    Stuart
    Relationship to Owner:
    great aunt
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Hemmingford, Napierville
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Annie Stuart
    Quilted by:
    Annie Stuart
    Year Made:
    1897-1901
    Year is (accuracy):
    Estimate
    Place Made:
    Napierville
    Size in Inches:
    81" x 65"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    four winds
    Reference:
    see file
    General Condition (Top):
    Yellow Soiled
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand Machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    12
    Size:
    16"
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Width(s):
    8"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    plain
    Border Colour(s):
    off-white
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    some old blocks One Fabric
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Fabric Detail: Other?:
    fugitive dye used, piecing was green but now beige
    Edging:
    Hand Machine Front turned back Homecut Straight Binding
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    crooked-coral top more imp. in 2nd quilters mind, hence poor finish
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    light weight, white
    Quilting (hand):
    Excellent Regular
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    9 stitches/inch
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    petalled oval all over random to centre
    Quilting Technique Notes:
    quilting pattern of original side- feather acorn, fan in block and cross hatching, see drawing
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Other
    Number of Pieces:
    3 -coral, one block paler
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    some old blocks One Fabric

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

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