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REGISTRY NUMBER 4923
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Made by owner.
    Name of Maker:
    Margaret Elizabeth
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Marshall
    Surname:
    Precht (& Cotton)
    Occupation:
    Retired
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Montreal QC, Franham QC, Cowansville QC
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Margaret Marshall
    Quilted by:
    Margaret Marshall
    Year Made:
    2013
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Cowansville QC
    Markings on Quilt:
    Label, Date
    Wording of Information (full text):
    This is a design of my imagination as though I was swimming under water in the sea. The quilting suggests seaweed growing to the surface. Turtles and manatee were copied from a one inch picture of patterns I would have had to pay for.
    Size in Inches:
    80½" x 84"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    See notes
    Colour (dominant):
    Blue
    General Condition (Top):
    New
    Technique:
    Patchwork (pictorial quilt and sashing)
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand and machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Sashing Pattern:
    Squares
    Sashing Width(s):
    6½"
    Sashing Colours:
    Blue and white
    Sashing Colours: Plain or Print?:
    Plain
    Sashing Number:
    1
    Fabric:
    100% cotton
    Edging:
    Good
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    Homemade, straight of goods, front turned back, ocean blue, plain
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    White
    Quilting (hand):
    Hand
    Quilting Condition:
    Excellent
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    6 stitches per inch, white thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    Ocean themes, leaves, shells
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton, ocean blue, plain
    Number of Pieces:
    3
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    One fabric

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