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REGISTRY NUMBER 4379
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Inheritance
    Name of Maker:
    Helen
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Honsinger
    Surname:
    Brown
    Relationship to Owner:
    Grandmother
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Elgin
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Helen M. Brown
    Quilted by:
    Helen M. Brown
    Year Made:
    1887
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Elgin
    Markings on Quilt:
    Initials
    Markings: Other?:
    The quilt contains a sewn label indicating the date of fabrication.
    Location & Technique:
    Front, Bottom left, embroidered initials
    Wording of Information:
    J.A.B. H.M.B.
    Size in Inches:
    75" x 61"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Crazy Patch
    Colour (dominant):
    Multi
    General Condition (Top):
    Used, damaged, not repaired
    Technique:
    Embroidered, Patchwork, Crazy
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    12
    Size:
    16"
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Width(s):
    5 7/8"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    6¼"
    Border Colour(s):
    Black and Multi
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Plain and Print
    Corners Detail: Other?:
    Pieced with fan blocks
    Fabric:
    Silk, other
    Fabric Detail: Other?:
    Velvet
    Edging:
    Homemade, hand, straight of goods, front turned back, black
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    Good
    Batting:
    Lambswool
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    Thin, beige
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    Brown yarn
    Tied:
    Yes
    Backing Fabric:
    Silk moire, brown, plain
    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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