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REGISTRY NUMBER 4591
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Gift.
    Name of Maker:
    Florence Marjorie
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Waldron
    Relationship to Owner:
    Great-great aunt
    Occupation:
    Teacher
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    CLifton, Sawyerville, Coaticook, Lennoxville
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    F. Marjorie Waldron
    Quilted by:
    F. Marjorie Waldron
    Year Made:
    1915
    Year is (accuracy):
    Estimate
    Place Made:
    East Clifton
    Other notes:
    Made for Hope Chest. Boyfriend died in France in WW I. Quilt put away in chest and never used. Given to Martha Shufelt (niece) in 1965 when she was cleaning out an attic where it had been.
    Size in Inches:
    68" x 65½"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Bethlehem Star
    Colour (dominant):
    Yellow and multi
    General Condition (Top):
    Used
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand
    Block Set:
    Medallion
    Size:
    65½" x 68"
    Colour:
    Yellow and multi
    Fabric:
    100% cotton
    Edging:
    Machine, backing to front, yellow
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    Used
    Batting:
    Unknow
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    Medium
    Quilting (hand):
    Hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    6 stitches per inch, white thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    Center of the diamond
    Quilting Pattern (fill-in blocks):
    Each 2 inches
    Backing Condition:
    Used, Stained
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton, yellow, 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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