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REGISTRY NUMBER 5387
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Gift.
    Name of Maker:
    Alice
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Chapleau
    Surname:
    Bonhomme
    Relationship to Owner:
    Mother-in-law
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Verdun QC
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Alice Chapleau
    Quilted by:
    Lynn McFern
    Year Made:
    1964
    Year is (accuracy):
    Estimate
    Place Made:
    Nomininque QC
    Size in Inches:
    97¾" x 78"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Star
    Colour (dominant):
    Blue and white
    General Condition (Top):
    Good
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    183
    Block Numbers (half):
    144
    Size:
    3¾" x 3¾"
    Colour:
    Blue and white
    Sashing Pattern:
    Straight
    Sashing Width(s):
    3½"
    Sashing Colours:
    White
    Sashing Colours: Plain or Print?:
    Plain
    Sashing Number:
    1
    Border Pattern:
    Straight and zig-zag
    Border Number:
    4
    Border Width(s):
    3½", 3½", 3½", 5"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    16½"
    Border Colour(s):
    White and blue
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Plain
    Corners:
    Mitred
    Corners Detail: Other?:
    3 pieced blocks
    Fabric:
    100% cotton and poly/cotton
    Edging:
    Good
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    Hand, machine, straight of goods, front turned back, white
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    Medium, écru
    Quilting (machine):
    Machine
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    White thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    Feathers
    Quilting Pattern (fill-in blocks):
    Feathers, arcs in every blue triangle
    Quilting Pattern (borders):
    Feathers and arcs in every blue triangle
    Backing Condition:
    Good, one stain
    Backing Fabric:
    Poly/Cotton blend, white, 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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