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REGISTRY NUMBER 1281
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Wedding gift
    Name of Maker:
    Unknown
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Agnes and Marna McKell
    Relationship to Owner:
    Mother and Sister
    Occupation:
    Schoolteacher
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Ormstown and Howick
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Agnes and Marna McKell
    Quilted by:
    Marna mcKell
    Year Made:
    1952
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Howick
    Size in Inches:
    86 x 72 inches
    Pattern:
    Little School House
    Colour (dominant):
    Red and White
    General Condition (Top):
    Good
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    20
    Size:
    11 x 11 inches
    Colour:
    Red and off-white
    Sashing Width(s):
    5 inches
    Sashing Colours:
    Off white
    Sashing Colours: Plain or Print?:
    plain
    Border Number:
    2
    Border Width(s):
    6 inches (with binding)
    Border Colour(s):
    red and off-white
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Plain One Fabric
    Corners:
    Pieced
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    Homecut Straight Binding Front turned back
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    7 (white)
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    In the ditch and accent lines
    Quilting Pattern (fill-in blocks):
    Cable
    Quilting Pattern (sashing):
    Cable
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton
    Number of Pieces:
    2
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    Plain One Fabric

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

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