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REGISTRY NUMBER 4258
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Inherited
    Name of Maker:
    Hanna
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Crown
    Surname:
    Baker
    Relationship to Owner:
    Great, great niece through marriage
    Occupation:
    Seamstress
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Shipton QC
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Hannah Crown Baker
    Quilted by:
    Hannah Crown Baker
    Year Made:
    Prior to 1887
    Year is (accuracy):
    Estimate
    Place Made:
    Shipton
    Other notes:
    Hannah Crown married Enoch Baker July 31, 1821 in Shipton (now Danville). They had 8 children.
    Size in Inches:
    80" x 80"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Rose of Sharo
    Colour (dominant):
    White
    General Condition (Top):
    Good, Used, Damaged, Not repaired
    Technique:
    Appliqué, Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand
    Block Numbers (whole):
    13
    Block Numbers (half):
    14
    Block Numbers (quarter):
    4
    Size:
    18"
    Colour:
    Rose, Green, White
    Border Pattern:
    Sawtooth
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Width(s):
    3"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    3"
    Border Colour(s):
    Red, White
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Plain
    Corners:
    Pieced
    Fabric:
    100% cotton
    Edging:
    Homemade, Hand, Straight of Goods, Front turned back, white
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    Good
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    Thin, white
    Quilting (hand):
    Hand
    Quilting Condition:
    Excellent
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    8 stitches per inch, white thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    Cross Hatching
    Quilting Pattern (fill-in blocks):
    Feather wreath and cross hatching
    Quilting Pattern (borders):
    Cross hatching
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton
    Number of Pieces:
    3
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    One fabric, plain, white

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

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