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REGISTRY NUMBER 659
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    wedding gift, 1946
    Name of Maker:
    May Fergusun
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    May Fergusun
    Relationship to Owner:
    great aunt
    Occupation:
    Homemaker, farmer's wife
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Lakeville Corner, NB
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    May Fergusun
    Quilted by:
    May Fergusun
    Year Made:
    1946
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    N.B.
    Size in Inches:
    82.5" x 70.5'
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Tulip variation
    Colour (dominant):
    white, pink, green
    General Condition (Top):
    Like New
    Technique:
    Patchwork Embroidered
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand Machine
    Block Set:
    Medallion
    Border Number:
    4
    Border Width(s):
    3.5", 8". 3.5". 8"
    Border Colour(s):
    pink, white
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    One Fabric
    Corners:
    Mitred
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    Homecut Bias Front turned back
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    good
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    light weight, white
    Quilting (hand):
    N/A
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    10 stitches/inch, off white
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    spider web
    Quilting Pattern (fill-in blocks):
    squares in diamonds
    Quilting Pattern (borders):
    tulip echo
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton
    Number of Pieces:
    1
    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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