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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    gift from Mother
    Name of Maker:
    Agnes Black Milne
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Agnes Black Milne
    Relationship to Owner:
    mother
    Occupation:
    homemaker
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    "Riverfield" Howick
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Agnes Black Milne
    Quilted by:
    Agnes Black Milne
    Year Made:
    1934
    Year is (accuracy):
    Estimate
    Place Made:
    Riverfield Howick
    Size in Inches:
    82" x 69.5"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Double Irish Chain
    General Condition (Top):
    Used/WornSoiled
    Technique:
    PatchworkApplique
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    30
    Size:
    12.5
    Border Number:
    2
    Border Width(s):
    2.5", 1"
    Border Colour(s):
    blue and white
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    seam open about 1"
    Corners:
    Mitred
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Fabric Detail: Other?:
    cannot identify with certainty
    Edging:
    MachineBack turned forward
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    the blacks were sewn onto lightweight fabric
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    light weight, white
    Quilting (hand):
    IrregularGood
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    4-5 stitches/inch, white thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    orange peel cake, flower
    Quilting Pattern (fill-in blocks):
    diagonal
    Quilting Pattern (borders):
    interlocking orange peel
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    seam open about 1"

Gail and Stephen A. Jarislowsky Institue for Studies in Canadian Art

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