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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Gift at shower before wedding June 1935
    Name of Maker:
    Jane
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Lowry
    Surname:
    Shorten
    Relationship to Owner:
    Husbands grandmother
    Occupation:
    Home worker
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Sawyerville
    Pieced by (top):
    Jane Lowry Shorten
    Quilted by:
    Jane Lowry Shorten
    Year Made:
    1934-35
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Sawyerville
    Size in Inches:
    80.5" x 74"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Ohio Star
    General Condition (Top):
    Like New
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    30
    Size:
    9" x 9"
    Sashing Width(s):
    4 3/4"
    Sashing Colours:
    white
    Sashing Colours: Plain or Print?:
    plain
    Sashing Number:
    plain
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Width(s):
    3.5"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    plain
    Border Colour(s):
    white
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Plain One Fabric
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    HandFront turned backHome cut Straight Binding
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    some wear
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    light weight, white
    Quilting (hand):
    N/A
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    6 stitches/inch, white thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    in the ditch and cross
    Quilting Pattern (fill-in blocks):
    diagonal lines
    Quilting Pattern (sashing):
    diagonal lines
    Quilting Pattern (borders):
    diagonal lines
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Other
    Number of Pieces:
    3 flannelette
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    Plain One Fabric

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

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