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REGISTRY NUMBER 5642
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Inherited
    Name of Maker:
    Louis Cousineau family member
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Mostly in Montreal QC
    Pieced by (top):
    Unknown
    Quilted by:
    Unknown
    Size in Inches:
    87½" x 74"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    6 pointed diamond star in hexagons
    Colour (dominant):
    White, pink, baby blue
    General Condition (Top):
    Good, damaged
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    Alternating
    Block Numbers (whole):
    75 hexagons
    Block Numbers (half):
    Approximately 25 (cut off to make border set like a medallion colour wise
    Size:
    Edge to edge
    Border Pattern:
    Random cut stars
    Fabric:
    Cotton
    Edging:
    Used
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    Homemade, machine, front turned back, colour of star, plain and print
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    Thin, white
    Quilting (hand):
    Hand
    Quilting Condition:
    Irregular, poor
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    3-4 stitches per inch, white thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    All over Baptist Fan
    Backing Condition:
    Good, 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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