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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Bought at auction- Oley Young Waterloo, Quebec bought between 1971 and 1976
    Name of Maker:
    Unknown
    Year Made:
    1884
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Size in Inches:
    74" x 74"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Album quilt (Memory)
    General Condition (Top):
    Used Damaged Repaired
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand
    Block Set:
    Alternating On Point
    Block Numbers (whole):
    9 x 9
    Size:
    36
    Colour:
    9 x 9
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Different Fabrics
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    Hand Machine Front turned back BiasHome-made
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    light weight, white
    Quilting (hand):
    Irregular
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    4 stitches/inch, white thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    square motif
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Plain Printed
    Number of Pieces:
    13 stripes of one colour (7.5") & 6 of 4" pink
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    Different Fabrics

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

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