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REGISTRY NUMBER 2638
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Made for him by his mother
    Name of Maker:
    Avis
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    LeMaistre
    Surname:
    Gray
    Relationship to Owner:
    Son
    Occupation:
    Teacher
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Quebec - Ontario - Maritimes - Northern N.Y.
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    known
    Pieced by (top):
    Avis LeMaistre
    Quilted by:
    Avis LeMaistre
    Year Made:
    2006
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Bridgewater, N.S.
    Markings on Quilt:
    Initials Signature, Date, Place
    Location & Technique:
    Hand printed on back top left hand corner
    Wording of Information:
    #11 "Card Tricks" (Diamond is trump!) M.Avis Gray 2006 Bridewater NS 100% cotton polyester Batt for D'Arcy
    Size in Inches:
    92"×80"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    "Card Tricks"
    Colour (dominant):
    Green
    General Condition (Top):
    Good
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    42
    Size:
    11.75"×11.75"
    Colour:
    21 Card tricker - 21 Print
    Border Number:
    2
    Border Width(s):
    5.75"
    Border Colour(s):
    Green - flower
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Printed
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    Homecut Straight Binding, Hand, Machine, Front turned back, Colour
    Batting:
    Polyster
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    Medium weight, white
    Quilting (hand):
    No
    Quilting (machine):
    No
    Quilting Condition:
    Good
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    5
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    In the ditch
    Quilting Pattern (fill-in blocks):
    Hearts - spades - clubs - diamonds
    Quilting Pattern (borders):
    Diamonds
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton, color, plain
    Number of Pieces:
    2
    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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