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REGISTRY NUMBER 4238
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Owner made it.
    Name of Maker:
    Ruth
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Kershaw
    Occupation:
    Retired
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Germany and Quebec
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Ruth Kershaw
    Year Made:
    2013
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    St-Hubert
    Other notes:
    A mystery quilt which ended up being a scrap quilt pattern which in turn ended up being a "Jewel box" pattern.
    Size in Inches:
    62½" x 50"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Mystery Quilt - Jacob's Ladder variation (Buckeyed Beauty/Jewel Box)
    Colour (dominant):
    Black/White
    General Condition (Top):
    Good
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    12
    Size:
    12"
    Colour:
    Black/Grey
    Border Number:
    2
    Border Width(s):
    3", 3¾"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    7¼"
    Border Colour(s):
    Black/Grey
    Corners:
    Straight
    Edging:
    Homemade, hand, machine, straight of goods. front turned back, Blue/Black
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    Good
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    Medium weight, white
    Quilting (machine):
    Machine
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    Grey thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    Squares
    Quilting Pattern (borders):
    In the ditch, zig zag
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton, Blue/Black
    Number of Pieces:
    1
    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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