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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    gift from parents-in-law
    Name of Maker:
    Margaret Grant Garner
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Margaret Grant Garner
    Relationship to Owner:
    Ronald Rice's great grandmother
    Occupation:
    Schoolteacher
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Pelham co. West Toronto Junction
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Margaret Grant Garner
    Year Made:
    1892
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Pelham
    Markings on Quilt:
    Initials Signature Date
    Location & Technique:
    front of quilt
    Wording of Information:
    PMG. Jack 1892 Ribbon from Temperance Union, embroidered
    Size in Inches:
    75" x 70.5"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    crazy quilt
    Colour (dominant):
    burgundy
    General Condition (Top):
    Used/Worn Fragile
    Technique:
    Embroidered Crazy Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    9
    Block Numbers (half):
    overlapping
    Size:
    18" x 21"
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Width(s):
    6.5"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    squares
    Border Colour(s):
    black silk and burgundy velvet
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    One Fabric
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton Other
    Fabric Detail: Other?:
    silk, velvet
    Edging:
    Turned together
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    cording gold and olive green design in each corner
    Batting:
    N/A
    Quilting (hand):
    N/A
    Quilting (machine):
    n/a
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    TACKED
    Tied:
    Yes
    Backing Condition:
    Stained
    Backing Fabric:
    Other
    Number of Pieces:
    3 sateen
    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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