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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Inheritance
    Name of Maker:
    Elsie McKell (McLakhan)
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Elsie McKell (McLakhan)
    Relationship to Owner:
    Mother
    Occupation:
    School teacher, housewife
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Point Fortune, Ormstown
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Elsie McKell (McLakhan)
    Quilted by:
    Elsie McKell (McLakhan)
    Year Made:
    196869
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Ormstown, Quebec
    Size in Inches:
    85" x 69.5"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Painted maple leaves in blocks
    General Condition (Top):
    Used/WornGood
    Technique:
    Other (please specfify)
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    20
    Size:
    16"
    Colour:
    white
    Sashing Width(s):
    1.5"
    Sashing Colours:
    green
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    machineOne Fabric
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    HandMachineFront turned backHomecut Straight Binding
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    worn
    Batting:
    Polyster
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    light weight, white
    Quilting (hand):
    RegularPoor
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    4 stitches/inch
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    diagonal squares, leaf pattern
    Quilting Pattern (fill-in blocks):
    outlined
    Quilting Technique Notes:
    Leaf pattern hand painted using leaves from makers maple tree. Single maple leaf in al blocks but two with two leaves. Multicolours faded to soft yellow, green and red.
    Backing Condition:
    Used
    Number of Pieces:
    2
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    machineOne Fabric

Gail and Stephen A. Jarislowsky Institue for Studies in Canadian Art

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