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REGISTRY NUMBER 2737
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    How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Je l'ai confectionnee
    Name of Maker:
    Aurore
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Chretien
    Surname:
    oui
    Relationship to Owner:
    Meme
    Occupation:
    Rentiere
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Trois Rivieres
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    known
    Pieced by (top):
    Aurore Chretien
    Quilted by:
    Aurore Chretien
    Year Made:
    1945
    Year is (accuracy):
    Estimate
    Place Made:
    Trois - Rivieres
    Other notes:
    Madame Aurore Cheretien Jacques a eausu entiere meut a la main, cette courtepointe, dessenee par elle - meme, duraut les longues soirees d'lieuer vers 1945, marie etaut a la querre - le dessour est fait avec des sacs de sucre, qu'elle se procurait au magasine, de son pere Donat Chretien
    Size in Inches:
    64"×56"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Des Fleurs
    Colour (dominant):
    Blanc et Pastels
    General Condition (Top):
    Good, Used
    Technique:
    Appliqué, Patchwork, Embroidered
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand & Machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    21
    Size:
    9"×9"
    Colour:
    Blanc-pastels
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    Homecut Straight Binding, Hand, Machine, Front turned back, Colour
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    Thin weight, white
    Quilting (hand):
    Hand
    Quilting (machine):
    No
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    3, white
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    Contour & 'In the ditch' point de brode rouge
    Backing Condition:
    Used
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton, color, printed
    Number of Pieces:
    6
    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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