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REGISTRY NUMBER 372
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    inheritance
    Name of Maker:
    Elizabeth Beach (Johnson)
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Elizabeth Beach (Johnson)
    Relationship to Owner:
    grandmother
    Occupation:
    Milliner
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Caldwell Maner, Knowlton
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    E. Beach
    Quilted by:
    E. Beach
    Year Made:
    1900
    Year is (accuracy):
    Estimate
    Place Made:
    Cowansville
    Size in Inches:
    81" x 81"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Tree of Life
    General Condition (Top):
    Yellow Used/Worn Soiled
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    16
    Size:
    15.5" x 15.5"
    Sashing Width(s):
    4"
    Sashing Colours:
    off white
    Sashing Number:
    plain with 4 block patch at intersections
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Width(s):
    3.5"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    plain
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    One Fabric
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    Hand Front turned back
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    lightweight, white
    Quilting (hand):
    Good
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    7-8 stitches/inch, white thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    in ditch, cross lines over all, curved lines
    Quilting Pattern (sashing):
    cross lines and meander design
    Backing Condition:
    Stained
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton
    Number of Pieces:
    3- some 'rust' spots
    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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