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REGISTRY NUMBER 5083
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Gift in 1971 before wedding.
    Name of Maker:
    Henrietta Myrtle
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Elliott
    Surname:
    Stewart
    Relationship to Owner:
    Grandmother
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Elgin QC
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Myrtle Stewart
    Quilted by:
    Friends of Myrtle Stewart
    Year Made:
    1970
    Year is (accuracy):
    Estimate
    Place Made:
    Huntingdon QC
    Size in Inches:
    88" x 73"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Houses
    Colour (dominant):
    Multi
    General Condition (Top):
    Good
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    32 houses, 31 plain blocks
    Size:
    9"
    Colour:
    Multi and white
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Width(s):
    4"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    4½"
    Border Colour(s):
    Blue
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Plain
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% cotton
    Edging:
    Good
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    Machine, backing to front, blue, plain
    Batting:
    Unknown
    Quilting (hand):
    Hand
    Quilting Condition:
    Good
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    5 stitches per inch, white thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    Eclipse
    Quilting Pattern (fill-in blocks):
    In the ditch
    Quilting Pattern (borders):
    Leaves
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Other, white
    Number of Pieces:
    2
    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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