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REGISTRY NUMBER 2283
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Left in my care
    Name of Maker:
    Unknown
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Margaret Kilgour cullen (James of Howick)
    Relationship to Owner:
    Granddaughter
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Ormstown and Howick
    Pieced by (top):
    Margaret Kilgour
    Quilted by:
    Margaret Kilgour
    Year Made:
    1953
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Howick
    Other notes:
    Made specifically for Eleanor M. wWlson, her youngest granddaughter. Her sister Mary Kilgour Finlay son (George) and Margaret's youngest daughter Marjorie Cullen Wilson (James) helped her quilt it.
    Size in Inches:
    86 3/4 * 74 1/2
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Baket
    Colour (dominant):
    White - pink
    General Condition (Top):
    Damaged- not repaired
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    56 1/2
    Size:
    9 1/2 * 9 1/2
    Colour:
    28 baskets 28
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Width(s):
    4 1/4
    Border Colour(s):
    Pink
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    PlainOne Fabric
    Corners:
    Mitered
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    Homecut Straight BindingHandMachineFront turned backColour
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Quilting (hand):
    Good
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    6-8
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    In the ditch and diamond.
    Quilting Pattern (fill-in blocks):
    Wreath with cross hatch
    Backing Condition:
    Used
    Backing Fabric:
    CottonColourOtherPlain
    Number of Pieces:
    8
    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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