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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    gift on marriage in 1952
    Name of Maker:
    Mary Florence Kerkbridge and others
    Surname:
    Kerkbridge
    Relationship to Owner:
    cousin to owner's husbands great grandfather
    Occupation:
    homemaker
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    St. Henri
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Mary Florence Kerkbridge and others
    Quilted by:
    Mary Florence Kerkbridge and others
    Year Made:
    1892
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    St. Henri
    Markings on Quilt:
    Initials Signature Date
    Location & Technique:
    on front in block
    Wording of Information:
    M.K.K. 1892
    Size in Inches:
    72" x 67.5"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    crazy quilt
    General Condition (Top):
    Like New
    Technique:
    Applique Patchwork Embroidered
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Width(s):
    3.5"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    frill on bias
    Border Colour(s):
    red
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    One Fabric
    Corners:
    Rounded
    Fabric:
    100% CottonSilkPolyester
    Fabric Detail: Other?:
    chintz, velvet, glazed
    Edging:
    Machine Turned together
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    frill- turned inside out
    Batting:
    N/A
    Quilting (hand):
    GoodExcellentRegular
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    8 stitches/inch, red thread, in back only
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    on back only- cross hatch
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton
    Number of Pieces:
    3 pcs red sateen cotton
    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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