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REGISTRY NUMBER 2384
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Gift from Dorothy Wallace 1999
    Name of Maker:
    Women's Institute All members Warden
    Pieced by (top):
    Warden women's institute
    Quilted by:
    All
    Year Made:
    1940
    Markings on Quilt:
    Initials Signature
    Location & Technique:
    Front
    Other notes:
    Top left corner: Clara Booth Hattle Barns Hellen Richardson For Pearl Richardson Elsa Caswell Mabel Lewis Top right corner: Sheila Purdy Marion Purdy Neille Kilton Home Grace Ashton Alice Ashton Alma Ashton Bottom left corner: Lois Talbot Bertha Carter Catherine Young And Caloline Young Lena copping Clana Hill Bottom right corner: Lulu Bowker Edith Maris Catheleem Marirs Country Alice Bowker Alice writs Mary Sicard Secratiers: Katie Bowker Designed by Dorothy Wallace
    Size in Inches:
    87 1/2 * 69
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Colour (dominant):
    White - blue
    General Condition (Top):
    GoodUsed/Worn
    Technique:
    AppliquéEmbroidered
    Hand or Machine Made:
    HandMachine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    30 1/2
    Size:
    13 1/2 * 13 1/2
    Colour:
    White
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Width(s):
    1 3/4
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    2"
    Border Colour(s):
    Blue
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    PlainOne Fabric
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    ColourHomecut Straight BindingHandMachineFront turned back
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    5-6
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    Double diagonals 4 shamrocks each block
    Backing Fabric:
    ColourPlain
    Number of Pieces:
    2
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    PlainOne Fabric

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

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