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REGISTRY NUMBER 5950
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Inheritance.
    Name of Maker:
    Jenny May
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Carpenter
    Surname:
    Banks
    Relationship to Owner:
    Grandmother
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Saint John NB, Annapolis Royal NS
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Jenny Mae Banks
    Quilted by:
    Jenny Mae Banks
    Year is (accuracy):
    Estimate
    Place Made:
    Annapolis Royal NS
    Markings on Quilt:
    Label, signature, date, place (Label added by current owner)
    Location & Technique:
    Back right
    Wording of Information (full text):
    Made Quilted by: Jenny May (Carpenter) Bank Annapolis Royal N.S. Circa 1930 Owner: Gordon Wetmore since 1981
    Other notes:
    Registered at Deux Montagnes 9 May 2023
    Size in Inches:
    88" x 57.5"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Squares/Appliqué butterflies
    Colour (dominant):
    Pink, beige
    General Condition (Top):
    Used
    Technique:
    Appliqué, patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand and machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    40
    Size:
    7½"
    Colour:
    Off white, multi
    Sashing Pattern:
    Straigh
    Sashing Width(s):
    2½"
    Sashing Colours:
    Pink
    Sashing Colours: Plain or Print?:
    Plain
    Sashing Number:
    1
    Border Pattern:
    Straight
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Width(s):
    2"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    2½"
    Border Colour(s):
    White
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Plain
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% cotton
    Edging:
    Used
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    Homemade, hand, straight of goods, front turned back, off white, plain
    Batting:
    Unknown
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    Thin
    Quilting (hand):
    Hand
    Quilting Condition:
    Good, regular
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    8 stitches per inch, white thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    Fans
    Quilting Pattern (sashing):
    Squares + ¼
    Quilting Pattern (borders):
    Squares + ¼"
    Backing Condition:
    Used, Stained
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton, off white, plain
    Number of Pieces:
    2
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    One fabric

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