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REGISTRY NUMBER 5396
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Inheritance.
    Name of Maker:
    Laura
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Provost
    Surname:
    Pilon
    Relationship to Owner:
    Grandmother
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    St-Timothée QC
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Estimate
    Pieced by (top):
    Laura Provost Pilon
    Quilted by:
    Laura Provost Pilon
    Year Made:
    1950
    Year is (accuracy):
    Estimate
    Place Made:
    Valleyfield QC
    Size in Inches:
    84" x 82½"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Baskets
    Colour (dominant):
    White and multi
    General Condition (Top):
    Damaged, not repaired
    Technique:
    Appliqué and patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    On point
    Block Numbers (whole):
    42
    Block Numbers (half):
    16
    Block Numbers (quarter):
    4
    Size:
    11½" x 11½"
    Colour:
    White with multi baskets
    Fabric:
    100% cotton
    Edging:
    Worn
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    Homemade, straight of goods, back turned forward, white
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    Thin, white
    Quilting (hand):
    Hand
    Quilting Condition:
    Irregular
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    4 stitches per inch, white thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    In the ditch
    Quilting Pattern (fill-in blocks):
    Diagonal
    Backing Condition:
    Used, stained
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton, white, plain
    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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