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REGISTRY NUMBER 2548
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Inherited
    Name of Maker:
    Anna
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Fraser
    Surname:
    Smallman
    Relationship to Owner:
    Grandmother
    Occupation:
    Teacher
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Champlain, N.Y - Dundee, Qc - Huntingdon, Qc
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    known
    Pieced by (top):
    Anna Fraser
    Quilted by:
    Anna Fraser
    Year Made:
    Circa 1940
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Dundee, Qc
    Other notes:
    Quilt was made for her daughter Betty Smallman - Seriver. Fabric is her stuolent nursing uniform. (Note MGH on Fabric stands for "Montreal general Hospital") Jane Desjardins is Betty Scriver's niece.
    Size in Inches:
    84.5"×73.75"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    babe ruth diamond variation
    Colour (dominant):
    Pink and white
    General Condition (Top):
    Used/Worn, Damaged- repaired
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    30
    Size:
    14.5"×14.5"
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    Homecut Straight Binding, Front turned back, Color
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    White
    Quilting (hand):
    Hand
    Quilting (machine):
    No
    Quilting Condition:
    Good, Irregular
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    4-5
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    Circles Rectangles Strait lines
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton, color, plain
    Number of Pieces:
    1
    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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