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REGISTRY NUMBER 5951
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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, date, place (label added by current owner)
    Location & Technique:
    Back right
    Wording of Information (full text):
    Made: Quilted by: Jenny May (Carpenter) Banks Annapolis Royal, N.S. Circa 1930 Owner: Gordon Wetmore since 1981
    Other notes:
    Registered at Deux Montagnes on 9 May 2023.
    Size in Inches:
    77½" x 63½"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Irish Chain
    Colour (dominant):
    White, green
    General Condition (Top):
    Used
    Technique:
    Appliqué, patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    On Point
    Block Numbers (whole):
    18
    Size:
    12"
    Colour:
    White, green
    Border Pattern:
    Pieced
    Border Number:
    3
    Border Width(s):
    2¼", 2½", 2 3/8"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    7 5/8"
    Border Colour(s):
    White, green
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Plain
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% cotton
    Edging:
    Good, used
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    Hand, machine, straight of goods, front turned back, white, plain
    Batting:
    Unknown
    Quilting (hand):
    Hand
    Quilting Condition:
    Good, regular
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    6 stitches per inch, white thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    Straight lines, vertical and horizontal every 1½"
    Quilting Pattern (borders):
    Straigh lines at ¾" plus X for block corner
    Backing Condition:
    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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