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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    purchased at Lyell Graham sale in Huntingdon, 1992
    Name of Maker:
    Member's of the Gore Missionary Society
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Member's of the Gore Missionary Society
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Hinchinbrook
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Estimate
    Pieced by (top):
    Gore WMS
    Quilted by:
    Gore WMS
    Year Made:
    1938
    Year is (accuracy):
    Estimate
    Place Made:
    Gore Rd. Hinchinbrook
    Size in Inches:
    75" x 63"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Nine Patch signature friendship quilt red and white
    Reference:
    unequal nine patch sheppfield quilt area 1931
    General Condition (Top):
    Used/Worn Soiled
    Technique:
    Patchwork Embroidered
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    Straight Alternating
    Block Numbers (whole):
    30
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    signature quilt One Fabric
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    Hand Machine Front turned back Homecut Straight Binding
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    worn
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    light weight, white
    Quilting (hand):
    Irregular
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    6 stitches/ inch, white htread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    (see file) in all blocks (flower?) making circles
    Backing Condition:
    Used
    Number of Pieces:
    2- off white and stained red from unstable fabric
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    signature quilt One Fabric

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

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