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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    mother gave it as a present
    Name of Maker:
    Hedwidge Bourgeois
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Hedwidge Bourgeois
    Relationship to Owner:
    grandmother
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    St. Jean, Highgate, Weybridge and St. Albans VT
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Hedwidge Bourgeois
    Quilted by:
    Hedwidge Bourgeois
    Year Made:
    1873
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    St. Jean, Quebec
    Markings on Quilt:
    Initials Signature Other (please specify) Place
    Location & Technique:
    back of quilt, typed label
    Wording of Information:
    "Native Folk Art" designed and quilted by Hedwidge Bourgeois St. Jean Quebec Owned by Dorothea A Geraw, Granddaugther
    Size in Inches:
    78" x 70"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Naive art
    General Condition (Top):
    Like New
    Technique:
    Patchwork Applique Embroidered
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand
    Block Set:
    Medallion
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    One Fabric
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    Turned together
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    excellent
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    light weight, white
    Quilting (hand):
    N/A
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    9 stitches/inch, white thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    hearts, stars, outline
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    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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