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REGISTRY NUMBER 186
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    donation in 1993
    Name of Maker:
    L. Costello (Mrs.)
    Surname:
    Costello
    Relationship to Owner:
    great-great-grandmother to B. Jansen
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Dresden, Maine
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Mrs. L. Costello
    Quilted by:
    Mrs. L. Costello
    Year Made:
    1870
    Year is (accuracy):
    Estimate
    Place Made:
    Dresden, Maine
    Size in Inches:
    77" x 77"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    feathered star variation
    General Condition (Top):
    Used/Worn Soiled Fragile
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand
    Block Set:
    On Point
    Block Numbers (whole):
    9 plain 12" 21 5" plain
    Size:
    16 stars
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    One Fabric
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    Homecut Straight Binding Front turned back Hand
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    worn, stained, torn, faded
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    light weight, white
    Quilting (hand):
    Regular
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    8 stitches/inch
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    /2" cross hatching, in the ditch
    Quilting Pattern (fill-in blocks):
    feathered circle
    Backing Condition:
    Stained Used
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton
    Number of Pieces:
    3 pieces homespun cotton, soiled and worn
    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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