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REGISTRY NUMBER 636
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    inherited
    Name of Maker:
    Ellen Levey Cavanagh
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Ellen Levey Cavanagh
    Relationship to Owner:
    grandmother
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Hemmingford
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Ellen Levey Cavanagh
    Quilted by:
    Ellen Levey Cavanagh
    Year Made:
    1910
    Year is (accuracy):
    Estimate
    Place Made:
    Hemmingford
    Size in Inches:
    74" x 63"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Squares and diamonds in strips
    General Condition (Top):
    Used/Worn
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    9 strips
    Size:
    3.5", 7", 9.5", 7", 9.5", 7", 9.5", 7.5", 4.5"
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    One Fabric
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    Hand Back turned forward
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    worn
    Batting:
    Wool
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    mid weight, natural
    Quilting (hand):
    Good
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    6 stitches/inch
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    circles, likely saucers used to mark pattern
    Backing Condition:
    Used
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton
    Number of Pieces:
    3 - possibly flour or sugar sacks
    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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