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REGISTRY NUMBER 1548
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    KNOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH DONATED IT TO SOLDIERS
    Name of Maker:
    Unknown
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    WOMEN OF KNOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
    Year Made:
    1935
    Place Made:
    NEW CARLISLE QC
    Markings on Quilt:
    Initials Signature
    Location & Technique:
    FRONT OF QUILT EMBROIDERED
    Wording of Information:
    1935 PRESENTED BY LADIES AID
    Other notes:
    THIS QUILT WAS MADE BY THE LADIES AID WOMEN IN 1935 FROM KNOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, THEN DONATED IT TO SOLDIERS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, CAMPBELL NEW BRUNSWICK. A NEW HOSPITAL WAS BUILT AND THIS QUILT WAS DONATED TO THE HAMILTON HOME MUSEUM & PUT IN DISPLAY EVERY SUMMER FOR THE TOURISTS AND VISITORS, TO SEE. ANY ONE WHO WISHED TO PAY 25c COULD HAVE THEIR NAME EMBROIDERED ON THE QUILT
    Size in Inches:
    81 1/2" * 62 1/2
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    DRESDEN PLATE
    Colour (dominant):
    MULTI COLOUR
    General Condition (Top):
    Good
    Technique:
    Patchwork, Embroidered, Other
    Block Numbers (whole):
    20 1/2
    Size:
    16" * 16"
    Colour:
    MULTI COLOUR
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    BUTTON HOLE AROUND EACH PLATE , One Fabric
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    Homecut, Straight, Binding Front turned back
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    DRESDEN PLATE IN THE DITCH
    Quilting Pattern (fill-in blocks):
    IN THE DITCH & DRESDEN PLATE
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton,Colour
    Number of Pieces:
    1
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    BUTTON HOLE AROUND EACH PLATE , One Fabric

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

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