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  • Name of Maker:
    Melinda Rolph Hooker and Annette Rolph Bloomfield
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Rolph
    Relationship to Owner:
    aunts of Cyril Littler
    Occupation:
    Homemakers
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Bishopton, Quebec
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Melinda Rolph Hooker and Annette Rolph Bloomfield
    Quilted by:
    Melinda Rolph Hooker and Annette Rolph Bloomfield
    Year Made:
    1924-25
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Bishopton QC
    Size in Inches:
    80" x 80"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Hawaiin design, Modele l'arbre a palm
    General Condition (Top):
    Like New Used/Worn
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand
    Block Set:
    Straight Medallion
    Size:
    40" x 35"
    Border Number:
    Border Width(s):
    20"
    Border Colour(s):
    off white with central motif repeated in red
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    One Fabric
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    Hand Machine Back turned forward
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    worn
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    mid weight, white
    Quilting (hand):
    Regular
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    6stitches/inch, white thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    in the ditch around medallion plus cross hatching
    Quilting Pattern (borders):
    floral motifs
    Backing Condition:
    Used
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton
    Number of Pieces:
    3 pcs. slight wear
    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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