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REGISTRY NUMBER 4385
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Purchased from Ruth Tolhurst
    Name of Maker:
    Ruth
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Tulhurst
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Dewittville QC
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Ruth Tolhurst
    Quilted by:
    Ruth Tolhurst
    Year Made:
    1985-1990
    Year is (accuracy):
    Estimate
    Place Made:
    Dewittville
    Other notes:
    Originally bought by the owner's father as a gift for his wife Sylvia Saunders. Later Sylvia Saunders gifted the quilt to her daughter Nancy.
    Size in Inches:
    95" x 79"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Log Cabin
    Colour (dominant):
    Red and white
    General Condition (Top):
    Good
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    30
    Size:
    16"
    Colour:
    Multi, red and white
    Edging:
    Homemade, straight of goods, red
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    Good
    Batting:
    Unknown
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    Thin
    Quilting (hand):
    Hand
    Quilting Condition:
    Good
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    7 stitches per inch, white thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    Straight lines of 1"
    Quilting Pattern (fill-in blocks):
    Straight Lines
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Poly/Cotton blend, plain, white
    Number of Pieces:
    1

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

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