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REGISTRY NUMBER 4396
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Gift from Grandmother.
    Name of Maker:
    Alice Elizabeth
    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:
    1983
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    St. Johns NB
    Markings on Quilt:
    Signature, date
    Location & Technique:
    Top - bottom left
    Wording of Information:
    Alice E. Hazen 1983
    Other notes:
    One of 15 quilts made for her grandchildren by the artist.
    Size in Inches:
    94" x 82½"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Fan
    Colour (dominant):
    Blue, yellow, beige
    General Condition (Top):
    Good
    Technique:
    Appliqué, Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand and Machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    56
    Size:
    12"
    Colour:
    Blue, yellow, beige
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    3/8"
    Edging:
    Homemade, hand, machine, straight of goods, front turned back, blue
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    Good
    Batting:
    Polyester
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    Thin
    Quilting (hand):
    Hand
    Quilting Condition:
    Good, regular
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    5 stitches per inch, white thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    Feather, in the ditch
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Poly/Cotton blend, ivory, plain
    Number of Pieces:
    1

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