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REGISTRY NUMBER 5640
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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:
    81½" x 62"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Pinwheels
    Colour (dominant):
    White and multi, orange, green, blue, asian themes
    General Condition (Top):
    Good, used (tears on some seams)
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    48
    Size:
    6½"
    Colour:
    White and multi (asian themes - lanterns, Mt. Fuji, pagodas characters))
    Sashing Pattern:
    ½" square triangles with setting square
    Sashing Width(s):
    42
    Sashing Colours:
    White and multi
    Sashing Colours: Plain or Print?:
    Plain
    Sashing Number:
    1
    Border Pattern:
    Half square triangle
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Width(s):
    2¼"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    2½"
    Border Colour(s):
    White and multi
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Plain and print
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% cotton
    Edging:
    Good, used
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    Homemade, machine, straight of goods, back turned forward, white, plain
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    Thin, flannel sheet worn (seen through hole)
    Quilting (machine):
    Machine
    Quilting Condition:
    Irregular, poor
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    White thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    All over grid, in-the-ditch
    Backing Condition:
    Good, used
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton, white, plain, Sacking, special Buffalo Flour 100 lbs.
    Number of Pieces:
    6
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    Different fabric

Gail and Stephen A. Jarislowsky Institue for Studies in Canadian Art

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