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REGISTRY NUMBER 654
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    inherited
    Name of Maker:
    Helene Hurtubise Barlow
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Helene Hurtubise Barlow
    Relationship to Owner:
    husband's great grandmother
    Occupation:
    homemaker
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Montreal, Laurel, Quebec (On farm)
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Estimate
    Pieced by (top):
    Helene Hurtubise Barlow
    Quilted by:
    Helene Hurtubise Barlow
    Year Made:
    1890
    Year is (accuracy):
    Estimate
    Place Made:
    Montreal
    Markings on Quilt:
    Initials Signature
    Location & Technique:
    printed on back
    Wording of Information:
    Evelin shink
    Size in Inches:
    77 1/4" x 59"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Nest and Fledgling (KC Star 1933)
    Colour (dominant):
    red
    General Condition (Top):
    Used Not Repaired Like New
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand Machine
    Block Set:
    On Point
    Block Numbers (whole):
    18
    Size:
    10" x 1/2, 4 x 1/4
    Sashing Width(s):
    2.5"
    Sashing Colours:
    white
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Different Fabrics
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    Homemade Hand Front turned back Homecut Bias
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    worn
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    light weight, white
    Quilting (hand):
    Irregular
    Quilting (machine):
    No hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    6 stitches/inch, white thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    all over 3/4" diagonal
    Quilting Pattern (fill-in blocks):
    all over 3/4" diagonal
    Quilting Pattern (sashing):
    all over 3/4" diagonal
    Quilting Pattern (borders):
    all over 3/4" diagonal
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Number of Pieces:
    5
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    Different Fabrics

Gail and Stephen A. Jarislowsky Institue for Studies in Canadian Art

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