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REGISTRY NUMBER 4230
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Inherited from Father.
    Name of Maker:
    Etta
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Wand
    Surname:
    Lewis
    Relationship to Owner:
    Grandmother
    Occupation:
    Country School Teacher
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Nebraska
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Etta Wand Lewis
    Quilted by:
    Etta Wand Lewis
    Year Made:
    1906
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Osceola, Nebraska
    Markings on Quilt:
    Signature, Date
    Location & Technique:
    pinned on a piece of paper in her handwriting
    Other notes:
    Museum piece, never finished only basted
    Size in Inches:
    84" x 81"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Hexagon
    Colour (dominant):
    Multi-mute
    General Condition (Top):
    Good
    Technique:
    Hexagons
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand
    Block Set:
    On point
    Size:
    2¼" on side 2"
    Colour:
    Multi
    Corners:
    Pieced
    Fabric:
    100% cotton
    Fabric Detail: Other?:
    Flannel
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    Lining turned to front, brown
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    Thin, White
    Quilting (hand):
    No quiling - only basted to hold layers
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton, brown, printed
    Number of Pieces:
    4
    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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