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REGISTRY NUMBER 677
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    inherited
    Name of Maker:
    Diantha Harvey Scott
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Diantha Harvey Scott
    Relationship to Owner:
    great-grandmother
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Iron Hill, Stanbridge East
    Pieced by (top):
    Diantha Harvey Scott
    Quilted by:
    Diantha Harvey Scott
    Year Made:
    1880
    Year is (accuracy):
    Estimate
    Place Made:
    Stanbridge East
    Size in Inches:
    78" x 66.5"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Double X
    Colour (dominant):
    white and red
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand
    Block Set:
    On Point
    Block Numbers (whole):
    20
    Size:
    10.5" x 10.5"
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Width(s):
    4.5" on sides and bottom, 1" on top
    Border Colour(s):
    white
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    One Fabric
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    Machine
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    commercial straight binding, has been added later
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    light weight, white
    Quilting (hand):
    Regular Excellent
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    8-10 stitches/inch
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    vertical and horizontal
    Quilting Pattern (fill-in blocks):
    feather wreath
    Quilting Pattern (borders):
    cross hatching
    Backing Condition:
    Good Stained
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton
    Number of Pieces:
    2 seam made by hand
    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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