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REGISTRY NUMBER 6050
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Made by owner.
    Name of Maker:
    Barbara K
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Hewitt
    Occupation:
    Teacher
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Lennoxville, Ste. Catherine de Hatley QC
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Barbara Hewitt
    Quilted by:
    Barbara Hewitt
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Ste Catherine de Hatley QC
    Markings on Quilt:
    Label
    Location & Technique:
    On back printed label
    Wording of Information (full text):
    The Story of the Underground Railroad 60" x 89"
    Other notes:
    Registered in Sherbrooke 30 October 2023.
    Size in Inches:
    88½ x 60"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Sampler
    Colour (dominant):
    Red, beige
    General Condition (Top):
    Good
    Technique:
    Patchwork, appliqué
    Quilting Technique: Other Info:
    Not enough quilting
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand and machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    15
    Size:
    11¾" x 12"
    Colour:
    Multi
    Sashing Pattern:
    Straight with cornerstone with triangle making a star
    Sashing Width(s):
    2"
    Sashing Colours:
    Red, multi
    Sashing Colours: Plain or Print?:
    Print
    Sashing Number:
    1
    Border Pattern:
    Pieced, strip, strip
    Border Number:
    3
    Border Width(s):
    4", ¾", 5"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    10¼"
    Border Colour(s):
    Red, multi, brown, beige
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Print
    Corners:
    Mitred
    Fabric:
    100% cotton
    Edging:
    Good
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    Home made, hand, machine, front turned back, beige, print
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    Medium
    Quilting (machine):
    Machine
    Quilting Condition:
    Irregular, poor
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    Beige thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    Straight lines along the pattern
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton, brown, multi, print
    Number of Pieces:
    19
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    Different fabrics

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

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