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REGISTRY NUMBER 548
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    gift
    Name of Maker:
    Mary Ellen Thompson Brown
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Mary Ellen Thompson Brown
    Relationship to Owner:
    mother
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Cassville Quebec
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Mary Ellen Thompson Brown and friends
    Year Made:
    1898
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known 1898-1900
    Place Made:
    Cassville, Quebec
    Markings on Quilt:
    Initials Signature Date
    Location & Technique:
    embroidered on front of quilt
    Wording of Information:
    dates and initials
    Size in Inches:
    93.5" x 71"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    crazy quilt
    General Condition (Top):
    Used/Worn
    Technique:
    Patchwork Embroidered
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    15
    Size:
    variable
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Width(s):
    8" each side
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    plain
    Border Colour(s):
    black with embroidery
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    One Fabric
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton Other
    Fabric Detail: Other?:
    bemburg?
    Edging:
    Hand,Homecut, Bias
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    ruffle, faded with some wear
    Batting:
    N/A
    Quilting (hand):
    N/A
    Backing Condition:
    Used
    Backing Fabric:
    Other
    Number of Pieces:
    2- wool; moth holes, faded
    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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