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REGISTRY NUMBER 5639
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Inherited.
    Name of Maker:
    Louis Cousineau family member
    Relationship to Owner:
    Grandfather of owner's family
    Pieced by (top):
    Unknown
    Quilted by:
    Unknown
    Size in Inches:
    76" x 67"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Double windmill Variation with pieced sails (pieced patches) to create an octagon
    Reference:
    BB 1293
    Colour (dominant):
    White, blue, pink, red, turquoise
    General Condition (Top):
    Good, used
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    72
    Size:
    8½"
    Colour:
    Multi
    Fabric:
    100% cotton
    Edging:
    Good
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    Homemade, machine, straight of goods, back turned forward, white, plain
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    Thin, Flannel Sheet (can see patches in that sheet)
    Quilting (machine):
    Machine
    Quilting Condition:
    Irregular, poor
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    White thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    In-the-ditch, grid square and grid diagonal (in 4-P)
    Backing Condition:
    Good, used
    Backing Fabric:
    White, plain (Sacking, special Buffalo Flower" 100 lb.
    Number of Pieces:
    4
    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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