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REGISTRY NUMBER 5305
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Made by owner.
    Name of Maker:
    Violet Anita
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Bennett
    Surname:
    Main
    Occupation:
    Secretary (retired)
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Brookbury, Bishopton, Montreal, Pointe Claire QC
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Violet Main
    Quilted by:
    Violet Main
    Year Made:
    2017
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Bishopton QC
    Markings on Quilt:
    Label, date
    Location & Technique:
    Back, bottom right
    Wording of Information (full text):
    1st Label - Name of each Provincial Flower, province & Territory in order as placed on Quilt. 2nd Label - Flowers of the Provinces and Territories of Canada c 1960's. Pattern from Canadian Living Magazine. Hand appliqued - Hand quilted by Violet Bennett Main - 2017.
    Size in Inches:
    90½" x 93½"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Canadian Provincial Flowers
    Reference:
    Canadian Living Magazine
    Colour (dominant):
    Multi on black
    General Condition (Top):
    Good
    Technique:
    Appliqué, embroidered, patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    12
    Size:
    17½" x 17½"
    Colour:
    White, green, yellow, purple on black background
    Border Pattern:
    Straight
    Border Number:
    1 - flower appliquéd on 4 corners
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    10"
    Border Colour(s):
    Gray/Black
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Print
    Corners:
    Pieced
    Fabric:
    100% cotton, satin
    Edging:
    Good
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    Homemade, front turned back, black, plain
    Batting:
    Polyester
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    Medium
    Quilting (hand):
    Hand
    Quilting Condition:
    Good, regular
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    6 stitches per inch, black thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    Losanges
    Quilting Pattern (borders):
    Losanges
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton, black, printed
    Number of Pieces:
    2
    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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