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REGISTRY NUMBER 248
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    given to MCWI
    Name of Maker:
    Mary Harvey
    Surname:
    Harvey
    Relationship to Owner:
    member of MCWI
    Occupation:
    Farmer's wife
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Ormstown, Stansbridge East
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Mary Harvey
    Quilted by:
    Mary Harvey
    Year Made:
    1986
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Stanbridge east area
    Markings on Quilt:
    Other (please specify)Date Initials Signature
    Location & Technique:
    on triangles worked by members
    Wording of Information:
    dates and names as per time of joining WI
    Size in Inches:
    96" x 64"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Friendship quilt
    Reference:
    quilt world June 1984
    General Condition (Top):
    Like New
    Technique:
    Patchwork Embroidered
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand Machine
    Block Set:
    On Point
    Block Numbers (whole):
    136 plus 16 in
    Block Numbers (half):
    central motif 11" x 11" 16 border triangle
    Size:
    5.5" x 5.5"
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    One Fabric
    Fabric:
    100% CottonPolyester
    Edging:
    Hand Machine Front turned back Homecut Bias
    Batting:
    Polyster
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    light weight, white
    Quilting (hand):
    Good
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    6 stitches/inch
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    1/4" in on triangles
    Quilting Pattern (fill-in blocks):
    triangles-diagonal lines
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Poly/Cotton Blend
    Number of Pieces:
    3- blue
    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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