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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    inheritance
    Name of Maker:
    Mrs. Helen Grace Elliot Reid
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Mrs. Helen Grace Elliot Reid
    Relationship to Owner:
    Mother-in-law
    Occupation:
    Dressmaker
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Curry Hill, Ormstown
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Mrs. Helen Grace Elliot Reid
    Quilted by:
    Mrs. Helen Grace Elliot Reid
    Year Made:
    19391945
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Ormstown
    Size in Inches:
    86" x 70.5"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    White Square Quilt Signature (KS 1939)
    General Condition (Top):
    Like New Yellow
    Technique:
    Patchwork Applique Embroidered
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand Machine
    Block Set:
    Straight Continuous
    Block Numbers (whole):
    30
    Size:
    12.5"
    Sashing Width(s):
    2 1/4
    Sashing Colours:
    off-white
    Sashing Number:
    plain
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    One Fabric
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Fabric Detail: Other?:
    coarse cotton
    Edging:
    Hand Machine Front turned back
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    new
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    light weight, white
    Quilting (hand):
    Good Regular
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    6 stitches/inch, off white
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    in the ditch
    Quilting Pattern (sashing):
    losanges
    Backing Condition:
    Good Stained
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton
    Number of Pieces:
    4
    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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