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REGISTRY NUMBER 6141
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Gift
    Name of Maker:
    Grace Ellen
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    McColm
    Surname:
    Brown
    Relationship to Owner:
    Mother
    Occupation:
    Retired
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Dewittville, Montreal, Howick QC
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Grace McColm Brown
    Quilted by:
    Helen Blair
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Howick QC
    Markings on Quilt:
    Label
    Location & Technique:
    made with permanent marker
    Wording of Information (full text):
    Blocks made by members of O-HO Quilters in 1996. Made for Karen's 21st birthday.
    Other notes:
    Registered in Ormstown 13 May 2024.
    Size in Inches:
    77¾" x 80¾"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Sampler
    Colour (dominant):
    White, blue
    General Condition (Top):
    Good
    Technique:
    Patchwork, appliqué, embroidered
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    20
    Size:
    11¾" x 11¼"
    Colour:
    Multi
    Sashing Pattern:
    Straight band with corner stones
    Sashing Width(s):
    2¼"
    Sashing Colours:
    Blue
    Sashing Colours: Plain or Print?:
    Plain
    Sashing Number:
    1
    Border Pattern:
    Straight
    Border Number:
    4
    Border Width(s):
    6½", 1¼", 1", 2"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    11½"
    Border Colour(s):
    Blue
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Plain and print
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% cotton
    Edging:
    Good
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    Home made, hand, machine, straight of goods, front turned back, blue, plain
    Quilting (hand):
    Hand
    Quilting Condition:
    Reular
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    6 stitches per inch, white thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    According to pattern
    Quilting Pattern (borders):
    Diagonal lines
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton, blue, print
    Number of Pieces:
    2
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    Same fabric

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

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