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REGISTRY NUMBER 4267
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Gift.
    Name of Maker:
    Mary Elizabeth
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Hains
    Relationship to Owner:
    Great Grandmother
    Occupation:
    Musician
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Richabucto NB
    Pieced by (top):
    Mary E Hains
    Quilted by:
    United Church Womens' Group
    Other notes:
    Red Fabric is home-dyed flour bags.
    Size in Inches:
    89" x 77"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Tree of Paradise
    Reference:
    872 Encyclopedia of Pieced Patterns
    Colour (dominant):
    Red
    General Condition (Top):
    Good, Used
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand
    Block Numbers (whole):
    30
    Size:
    12"
    Colour:
    Red & White (stained)
    Sashing Width(s):
    1¾"
    Sashing Colours:
    White (stained)
    Sashing Number:
    9
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Width(s):
    3"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    3½"
    Border Colour(s):
    White (stained)
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Plain
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% cotton
    Edging:
    Homemade, Hand, Straight of Goods, Turned together, White (stained)
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    Good, Used
    Batting:
    Wool
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    Medium weight
    Quilting (hand):
    Hand
    Quilting Condition:
    Good
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    6 stitches per inch, white thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    In the ditch
    Quilting Pattern (sashing):
    Chevrons
    Backing Condition:
    Good, Used
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton, white, plain
    Number of Pieces:
    2

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

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