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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Made by owner.
    Name of Maker:
    Marion
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Speck
    Surname:
    Perrault
    Occupation:
    Registered Nurse
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Toronto, Beaconsfield
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Marion Perrault
    Quilted by:
    Marion Perrault
    Year Made:
    1994
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Beaconsfield QC
    Markings on Quilt:
    Label
    Location & Technique:
    (written)
    Wording of Information (full text):
    The Provincial Flowers of Canada Started in a class given by Nancy Bengough in October 1991. This design is adapted from a "Chatelaine" magazine design from the 1950s. It was completed in 1994 Merion Perrault 57" x 74" Lady's Slipper - Prince Edward Island, Wild Iris - Québec, Prairie Lily - Saskatchewan, Violet - New Brunswick, Pitcher Plant - Newfoundland, Dogwood - British Columbia, Wild Rose - Alberta, Wild Crocus - Manitoba, Mayflower - Nova Scotia, Mountain Avens - Northwest Territories, Trillium - Ontario, Fireweed - Yukon
    Size in Inches:
    59" x 77"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Flowers of Canada Appliqué
    Reference:
    Chatelaine Magazine from 1950s
    Colour (dominant):
    Ivory
    General Condition (Top):
    Good
    Technique:
    Appliqué, embroidered, patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    On point
    Block Numbers (whole):
    18
    Block Numbers (half):
    10
    Size:
    12"
    Colour:
    Ivory
    Sashing Pattern:
    Straight
    Sashing Width(s):
    1"
    Sashing Number:
    1
    Border Number:
    2
    Border Width(s):
    1", 2"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    3½"
    Border Colour(s):
    Pale green, ivory
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Print, plain
    Corners:
    Mitred
    Fabric:
    100% cotton
    Edging:
    Hand, straight of goods, front turned back, ivory, plain
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    Good
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    White
    Quilting (hand):
    Hand
    Quilting Condition:
    Good
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    7 stitches per inch, ivory thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    Diagonal
    Quilting Pattern (fill-in blocks):
    In the ditch around the flowers
    Quilting Pattern (borders):
    Diagonal and straight
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton, ivory
    Number of Pieces:
    4
    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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