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REGISTRY NUMBER 5088
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Gift
    Name of Maker:
    Ida Grace
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Kerr
    Surname:
    Elder
    Relationship to Owner:
    Grandmother
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Howick, Shawbridge, Athelston, Huntingdon, Ormstown
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Ida Elder
    Quilted by:
    Ida Elder
    Year Made:
    1989
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Huntingdon QC
    Size in Inches:
    81" x 51"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    One patch
    Colour (dominant):
    White and yellow
    General Condition (Top):
    Good
    Technique:
    Appliqué, embroidered, patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand and machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    24
    Size:
    10" x 10½"
    Colour:
    White
    Sashing Width(s):
    3" irregular
    Sashing Colours:
    Yellow
    Sashing Colours: Plain or Print?:
    Plain
    Sashing Number:
    1
    Fabric:
    100% cotton
    Edging:
    Good
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    Homemade, hand, machine, straight of goods, yellow, plain
    Batting:
    Polyester
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    White
    Quilting (hand):
    Hand
    Quilting Condition:
    Good, regular
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    5 stitches per inch, white and yellow thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    Outline appliqué curves
    Quilting Pattern (sashing):
    Chain
    Backing Condition:
    Good, stained
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton, yellow
    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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