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REGISTRY NUMBER 5647
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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:
    81" x 61"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Fruit Basket and Triangle (16p) tiles
    Reference:
    BB 707, BB1132
    Colour (dominant):
    White and multi
    General Condition (Top):
    Good, used, some stains
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    69 Baskets, 30 baskets + 39 (16P Tiles)
    Block Numbers (half):
    25
    Block Numbers (quarter):
    2
    Colour:
    White and print sacking
    Sashing Pattern:
    Used embroidered tablecloth in sashing
    Sashing Colours:
    White
    Sashing Colours: Plain or Print?:
    Plain
    Sashing Number:
    1
    Fabric:
    100% cotton
    Edging:
    Good, used, worn
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    Homemade, machine, straight of goods, top and bottom turned forward, backing to front sides, white
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    Thin, white
    Quilting (hand):
    Hand
    Quilting Condition:
    Good
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    3-4 stitches per inch, white thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    Lattice grid, in-the-ditch all over
    Backing Condition:
    Good, used, stained
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton, white
    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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