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REGISTRY NUMBER 912
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    inherited
    Name of Maker:
    Ella Blakely Newton
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Ella Blakely Newton
    Relationship to Owner:
    mother-in-law
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Montreal, Quebec City, Sherbrooke
    Pieced by (top):
    Ella Newton
    Year Made:
    192030
    Year is (accuracy):
    Estimate
    Place Made:
    Sherbrooke
    Size in Inches:
    96.5" x 59"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    irish chain
    Colour (dominant):
    pink/white
    General Condition (Top):
    Used/Worn
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    45
    Size:
    10" x 10"
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Width(s):
    5
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    FLOUNCE
    Border Colour(s):
    pink
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    One Fabric
    Corners:
    Mitered
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    mid weight, white
    Quilting (hand):
    Good
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    6 sts/inch, white
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    overall grid
    Backing Condition:
    Good Stained
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton
    Number of Pieces:
    2- some stain - rust?
    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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