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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    family heirloom
    Name of Maker:
    Angelina Thompson (Sherman)
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Angelina Thompson (Sherman)
    Relationship to Owner:
    great-great-grandmother-in-law
    Occupation:
    Farmer's Wife
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Brooklet, Quebec and Chateauguay- NY
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Angelina Thompson (Sherman)
    Quilted by:
    Angelina Thompson (Sherman)
    Place Made:
    Brooklet QC
    Size in Inches:
    77.5" x 70"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Freedom escape-album block
    General Condition (Top):
    Used/Worn Yellow Fragile
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand
    Block Set:
    Straight Continuous
    Block Numbers (whole):
    20
    Size:
    13.5"
    Sashing Width(s):
    5"
    Sashing Colours:
    white
    Sashing Number:
    straight
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    One Fabric
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    Hand Homecut Straight Binding Front turned back
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    worn
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    light weight, white
    Quilting (hand):
    Good Regular
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    4-5 stitches/inch, white thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    straight lines 3/4" apart
    Quilting Pattern (sashing):
    straight lines and diagonal lines 2/4" apart
    Backing Condition:
    Used Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton
    Number of Pieces:
    3
    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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