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REGISTRY NUMBER 4394
  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Given by grandmother.
    Name of Maker:
    Ida Pearl
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Vallis
    Surname:
    Brean
    Relationship to Owner:
    Grandmother's sister
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    New Jerusalem NB
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Ida Pearl Vallis Brean
    Quilted by:
    Ida Pearl Vallis Brean
    Year Made:
    1935
    Year is (accuracy):
    Estimate
    Place Made:
    New Jerusalem
    Other notes:
    History of quilt is unknown.
    Size in Inches:
    78½" x 56½"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Hexagons
    Colour (dominant):
    White and pale blue
    General Condition (Top):
    Used
    Technique:
    Appliqué, embroidered, patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    12
    Sashing Width(s):
    4"
    Sashing Colours:
    Blue
    Sashing Colours: Plain or Print?:
    Plain
    Sashing Number:
    6"
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Width(s):
    13" and 9½"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    13" horizontal, 9½" vertical
    Border Colour(s):
    Blue, multi
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Print
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% cotton
    Edging:
    Homemade, machine, straight of goods, front turned back, blue
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    Worn
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    Medium weight
    Quilting (hand):
    Hand
    Quilting Condition:
    Irregular
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    7-10 stitches per inch, white thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    Diagonal - triangle - echo
    Quilting Pattern (sashing):
    Scallops and diamonds
    Quilting Pattern (borders):
    Shell
    Backing Condition:
    Good,
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton, turquoise, plain
    Number of Pieces:
    2
    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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