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REGISTRY NUMBER 5116
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Made by mother.
    Name of Maker:
    Alice Elizabeth
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Vallis
    Surname:
    Hazen
    Relationship to Owner:
    Mother
    Occupation:
    School teacher
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    New Jerusalem, Queens, NB
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Alice Elizabeth Hazen
    Quilted by:
    Alice Elizabeth Hazen
    Year Made:
    1968
    Year is (accuracy):
    Estimate
    Place Made:
    Saint John NB
    Size in Inches:
    93" x 84"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Square in a square variation
    Colour (dominant):
    Gold and green
    General Condition (Top):
    Good
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    Straight, alternating
    Block Numbers (whole):
    90
    Size:
    8½"
    Colour:
    Gold and green
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Width(s):
    2½"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    3"
    Border Colour(s):
    Gold
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Plain
    Fabric:
    100% cotton
    Edging:
    Used
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    Homemade, hand, machine, front turned back, gold, plain
    Batting:
    Polyester
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    Thin, white
    Quilting (hand):
    Hand
    Quilting Condition:
    Good, regular
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    6 stitches per inch, green thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    Flowers, leaves, stitch in the ditch
    Quilting Pattern (fill-in blocks):
    Flowers
    Quilting Pattern (borders):
    Double chain
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton, gold, 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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