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REGISTRY NUMBER 4737
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Made by owner.
    Name of Maker:
    Ruth Marga Josefa
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Mispelkamp
    Surname:
    Kershaw
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Bochold, Germany, Quebec, Canada
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Ruth Kershaw
    Quilted by:
    Ruth Kershaw
    Year Made:
    1999
    Year is (accuracy):
    Kown
    Place Made:
    St-Hubert
    Size in Inches:
    69¼" x 68½"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Sampler
    Colour (dominant):
    Green and gray
    General Condition (Top):
    Good
    Technique:
    Embroidered, patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand and machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    12
    Size:
    11½", 28"
    Colour:
    Green and gray
    Sashing Pattern:
    Straight
    Sashing Width(s):
    ½", 3½", ½"
    Sashing Colours:
    Green/gray
    Sashing Colours: Plain or Print?:
    Print
    Sashing Number:
    10
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    3/8"
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    Homemade, hand, machine, biais, front turned back, Gray/green, print
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    Good
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    Medium
    Quilting (hand):
    Hand
    Quilting (machine):
    Machine
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    5 stitches per inch, green and white thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    In the ditch by hand with white thread
    Quilting Pattern (sashing):
    Stippling by machine with green thread
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton, drak green, plain
    Number of Pieces:
    3
    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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