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REGISTRY NUMBER 1430
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    PASSED DOWN AS HEIRLOOM
    Name of Maker:
    MARY LEE
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    BALL
    Relationship to Owner:
    GRANDMOTHER
    Occupation:
    HAD 11 CHILDREN, FARMER
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    ROCK ISLAND SHERBROOKE
    Pieced by (top):
    MARY LEE BALL
    Place Made:
    ROCK ISLAND
    Other notes:
    GRANDMOTHER MADE 5 SUCH QUILTS FOR SONS, ONLY ONE REMAINS LAST QUARTER 19th CENT, ESTIMATED DATE. NOTE CORNER BLOCKS SIMILAR
    Size in Inches:
    71 1/2 * 59
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    CRAZY
    Colour (dominant):
    MULTI
    Block Numbers (whole):
    20 1/2
    Size:
    20
    Colour:
    4 VELVET
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Width(s):
    7"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    1
    Border Colour(s):
    GOLD & RED & VELVET
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Plain
    Fabric:
    100% CottonSilkOther
    Fabric Detail: Other?:
    VELVET
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    GREEN
    Tied:
    Yes
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    OtherPlainColour
    Number of Pieces:
    2
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    Plain

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

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