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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Inheritance from Grandmother.
    Name of Maker:
    Alice
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Vallis
    Surname:
    Hazen
    Relationship to Owner:
    Grandmother
    Occupation:
    Schoolteacher
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    New Jerusalem, Saint Johns NB
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Alice Vallis Hazen
    Quilted by:
    Alice Vallis Hazen
    Year Made:
    1935
    Year is (accuracy):
    Estimate
    Place Made:
    St. Johns NB
    Other notes:
    Owner received quilt after grandmother's death. It was made from silk neckties that she recycled from items left behind from her grandfather's tenant in St. Johns NB.
    Size in Inches:
    72¼" x 51½"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Crazy Patch
    Colour (dominant):
    Multi
    General Condition (Top):
    Used, damaged, not repaired
    Technique:
    Embroidered, crazy
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand
    Size:
    One piece
    Fabric:
    Silk
    Fabric Detail: Other?:
    (old neckties, etc)
    Edging:
    Machine. Back turned forward
    Batting:
    Unknown, cotton muslin?
    Backing Condition:
    Used
    Backing Fabric:
    Red, 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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