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REGISTRY NUMBER 1575
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    GIFT
    Name of Maker:
    Unknown
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    MARY GERARD
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    CAMPBELLTON
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    MARY GERARD
    Quilted by:
    MARY GERARD
    Year Made:
    1926
    Year is (accuracy):
    Estimate
    Place Made:
    CAMPBELLTON N.B
    Other notes:
    MARY GERARD WAS ILL FOR MANY YEARS WITH TUBERCULOSIS. DURING THAT TIME SHE DID VARIOUS HANDICRAFTS. SHE DIED IN HER TWENTIES OF T.B
    Size in Inches:
    84 1/2 73
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    EMBROIDERED FANTASY
    Colour (dominant):
    MULTI PASTEL
    General Condition (Top):
    GoodUsed/Worn
    Technique:
    Embroidered
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    56 1/2
    Size:
    10 1/2 * 10 1/2
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    One Fabric
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    ColourHomecut Straight BindingFront turned back
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Quilting (hand):
    Excellent
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    9, WHITE
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    DIAGONAL LINES
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    CottonColourPlain
    Number of Pieces:
    1
    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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