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REGISTRY NUMBER 2431
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Wedding Gift
    Name of Maker:
    Ella Simon
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Dion
    Surname:
    Pelletier
    Relationship to Owner:
    Maternal Aunt
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Ham-Nord, Sherbrooke, Danville, Qc
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    known
    Pieced by (top):
    Ella Pelletier
    Quilted by:
    Ella Pelletier
    Year Made:
    1961
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Danville, Qc
    Other notes:
    Made as a wedding gift (May 13, 1961) for Doreen Brown (nee Olney) + Thomas Brown in Danville, Qc
    Size in Inches:
    77"×73.25"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Goose Tracks
    Colour (dominant):
    White - yellow
    General Condition (Top):
    Used/Worn, Damaged- not repaired
    Technique:
    Patchwork , Other
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Numbers (whole):
    40
    Block Numbers (half):
    20
    Size:
    9"×9"
    Other Information:
    Stained
    Sashing Width(s):
    1.75
    Sashing Colours:
    White
    Sashing Colours: Plain or Print?:
    Plain
    Sashing Number:
    1
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    N/A
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    White
    Quilting (hand):
    Hand
    Quilting (machine):
    No
    Quilting Condition:
    Poor, Irregular
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    4-5, white
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    1/8"
    Backing Condition:
    Used
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton, color, plain
    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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