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REGISTRY NUMBER 715
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Inheritance
    Name of Maker:
    Mary Ellen Berry Collins
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Mary Ellen Berry Collins
    Relationship to Owner:
    grandmother
    Occupation:
    Traveling saleswoman- haberdashery
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Enosberg Falls, West Berkshire
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    M. Collins
    Quilted by:
    Fabiana Bergeron Shank
    Year Made:
    197072
    Place Made:
    Enosberg Falls
    Size in Inches:
    85.5" x 78"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Star of Bethlehem
    Reference:
    red/off white
    General Condition (Top):
    Like New
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand
    Block Set:
    Medallion
    Size:
    69.5"
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Width(s):
    4" side, 7" and 9.5" top
    Border Colour(s):
    off white
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    One Fabric
    Corners:
    StraightOther
    Corners Detail: Other?:
    much piecing
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    HandMachineHomecut Straight BindingBack turned forward
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    excellent
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    light weight, white
    Quilting (hand):
    N/A
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    8 sts/inch, white
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    all over scallops
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton
    Number of Pieces:
    3
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    One Fabric

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