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  • Name of Maker:
    Eliza
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Tuzo
    Surname:
    Bechervaire
    Relationship to Owner:
    Great Grandmother
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Wakeham (Gaspe)
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    known
    Pieced by (top):
    Eliza
    Quilted by:
    Eliza
    Year Made:
    1870
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Wakeham (Gaspe)
    Other notes:
    This quilt was given to me in the year of my birth (1974), - a gift from my fraternal great grandmother. The quilt was made for my grandmother, Marjorie Bechervaise, and given to her on her wedding day.
    Size in Inches:
    76.25"×65"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Whole cloth - 2 pieces
    Colour (dominant):
    Peach print
    General Condition (Top):
    Good, Used
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    Homecut Straight Binding, Hand, Machine, Front turned back, Colour
    Quilting (hand):
    Hand
    Quilting (machine):
    No
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    6, white
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    Horizontal lines (By hand)
    Quilting Pattern (fill-in blocks):
    Diagonals (By machine)
    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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