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REGISTRY NUMBER 3957
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    How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    inherited/passed down
    Name of Maker:
    Pearl
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    McLeod
    Surname:
    McElrea
    Relationship to Owner:
    grandmother
    Year Made:
    1945
    Year is (accuracy):
    Estimate
    Other notes:
    see attached sheet with story concerning this quilt. perhaps flour sacking prints. See attached.
    Size in Inches:
    82x81
    Pattern:
    Basket
    Colour (dominant):
    Green
    General Condition (Top):
    Used/Worn
    Technique:
    Appliqué, Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand, Machine
    Block Numbers (whole):
    21
    Size:
    10"x10"
    Colour:
    green/off white
    Sashing Width(s):
    2.75"
    Sashing Colours:
    green
    Sashing Colours: Plain or Print?:
    print
    Sashing Number:
    1
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Width(s):
    5"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    5"
    Border Colour(s):
    green
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    print
    Corners:
    straight
    Batting:
    Wool
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    Medium weight, white
    Quilting (hand):
    Hand
    Quilting Condition:
    Regular
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    4, off white
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    Around Basket
    Quilting Pattern (sashing):
    Lines
    Quilting Pattern (borders):
    Horizontal lines
    Backing Condition:
    Good, Used
    Backing Fabric:
    cotton, color, printed
    Number of Pieces:
    2
    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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