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REGISTRY NUMBER 2359
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Gift
    Name of Maker:
    Unknown
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Mary Ruth Meyers Tessier
    Relationship to Owner:
    Mother
    Occupation:
    Nurse
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Quebec City - Three Rivers - Montreal
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Mary Ruth Meyers Tessier
    Quilted by:
    Mary Ruth Meyers Tessier
    Year Made:
    1997
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Quebec city
    Size in Inches:
    88 * 73
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Double Irish Chain
    Colour (dominant):
    White - pink
    General Condition (Top):
    Good
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Border Number:
    2
    Border Width(s):
    1st: 1 1/2 (green pr.), 2nd: 2 1/2 (pieced)
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    4 1/2
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Plain Print One Fabric
    Corners:
    Other
    Corners Detail: Other?:
    Corner stone
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    Homecut Bias Hand Machine Front turned back
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Quilting (hand):
    Good
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    5-6
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    9 petal rose in a circle
    Quilting Pattern (fill-in blocks):
    Diagonal lines following
    Quilting Pattern (sashing):
    2 rows 1/4
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton Colour Plain
    Number of Pieces:
    2
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    Plain Print One Fabric

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

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