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REGISTRY NUMBER 2046
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Inherited
    Name of Maker:
    Unknown
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Mrs Everett
    Relationship to Owner:
    Great great grandmother
    Pieced by (top):
    Mrs Everett, Belle Everett
    Quilted by:
    Mrs Everett, Belle Everett
    Year Made:
    1850
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Other notes:
    Last thing formed in parents house. It was in a s small carton under basement stairs. Hand written tag with 1850 on it, it was on Mrs Everett's (her maker) head.
    Size in Inches:
    79 * 75
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Rose of sharon
    Colour (dominant):
    Red / green off white
    General Condition (Top):
    GoodUsed/WornDamaged- not repaired
    Technique:
    AppliquéPatchworkEmbroidered
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand
    Size:
    17 * 17
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    13" head 11" side
    Border Colour(s):
    Off white red / green
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    PlainOne Fabric
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    Homecut Straight BindingFront turned backColour
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Quilting (hand):
    Excellent
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    8
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    Double diagonal lines / outline.
    Quilting Pattern (fill-in blocks):
    Feather
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    CottonColourPlain
    Number of Pieces:
    4
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    PlainOne Fabric

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

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