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REGISTRY NUMBER 555
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    gift
    Name of Maker:
    Mary Murry Macdonald
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Mary Murry Macdonald
    Relationship to Owner:
    by mariage
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Marsboro, Quebec
    Pieced by (top):
    Mary Murry Macdonald
    Quilted by:
    Mary Murry Macdonald
    Year Made:
    ?
    Size in Inches:
    76" x 72"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Delectable mountains
    Colour (dominant):
    white, red
    General Condition (Top):
    Used/Worn Fragile
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    16
    Size:
    14" x 14"
    Sashing Width(s):
    3 1/4"
    Sashing Colours:
    white/red
    Sashing Number:
    plain with square at intersections
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    One Fabric
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    Hand Homecut Straight Binding Machine
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    very worn
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    light weight
    Quilting (hand):
    Good
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    6 stitches/inch, white thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    over all diagonal lines and horizontal lines
    Backing Condition:
    Used
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton
    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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