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REGISTRY NUMBER 2441
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    From my mother
    Name of Maker:
    Nelly Phyllis
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Johnson
    Surname:
    Moore
    Relationship to Owner:
    Mother
    Occupation:
    Secretary
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    North Shields, England / Montreal, Qc / Baie D'Urfe, Qc
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Nelly Phyllis Johnson
    Quilted by:
    Nelly Phyllis Johnson
    Year Made:
    1940
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Montreal
    Other notes:
    This quilt top was started by my mother for my birth in 1940. It was finished by me (Phyllis springs) for her granddaughter in 1965 Cross stitch for letters blanket stitch for clouds
    Size in Inches:
    75"×65"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    General Condition (Top):
    Good
    Technique:
    Embroidered, Other
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand
    Block Set:
    Medallion
    Border Number:
    2
    Border Width(s):
    3/8 - 3.5
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    4.25"
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Plain, Printed
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    Homecut Straight Binding, Hand, Machine, Front turned back, Colour
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    Flannel white
    Quilting (hand):
    Hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    6 - 7
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    Double parallel lines in a square started in the middle
    Backing Fabric:
    Colour,Plain
    Number of Pieces:
    1
    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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