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REGISTRY NUMBER 4298
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Donated to Museum by Fran Dewar.
    Name of Maker:
    Malvina
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Wright
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Trenholm
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Estimate
    Pieced by (top):
    Malvina Wright
    Quilted by:
    Malvina Wright
    Year Made:
    Unknown
    Place Made:
    Trenholm QC
    Other notes:
    Malvina Wright was Fran Dewar's mother - Fran Dewar donated quilt to Museum.
    Size in Inches:
    83" x 73"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Crazy
    Colour (dominant):
    Red/Black/Multi
    General Condition (Top):
    Used
    Technique:
    Embroidered, Crazy
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand
    Block Numbers (whole):
    9 & 6
    Size:
    18", 9" x 18"
    Colour:
    Multi
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Width(s):
    3½"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    Frill
    Border Colour(s):
    Red
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Plain
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% cotton, Silk, other
    Fabric Detail: Other?:
    Velvet, Tafetta
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    Red Frill
    Quilting (hand):
    Hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    4 stitches per inch, black thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    Random in the ditch
    Backing Condition:
    Used
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton, red
    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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