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REGISTRY NUMBER 754
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  • Name of Maker:
    Elma Franklin
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Elma Franklin
    Relationship to Owner:
    great aunt
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Connecticut
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Elma Franklin
    Quilted by:
    Elma Franklin
    Year Made:
    1915
    Year is (accuracy):
    Estimate
    Place Made:
    Connecticut
    Size in Inches:
    88" x 74.5"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Tulip Bouquets
    General Condition (Top):
    Like New
    Technique:
    Patchwork Applique
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand Machine
    Block Set:
    On Point
    Block Numbers (whole):
    72
    Block Numbers (half):
    22 large triangles 4 small
    Size:
    7.5" x 7.5"
    Border Number:
    3
    Border Width(s):
    1 1/4", 2.5", 2 1/4"
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    One Fabric
    Corners:
    Mitered
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    Hand Machine Homecut Straight Binding Front turned back
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    like new
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    light weight, white
    Quilting (hand):
    Regular
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    11 sts/inch, white thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    1" cross hatch 1/4" around motifs
    Quilting Pattern (sashing):
    cross hatching
    Backing Condition:
    Stained
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton
    Number of Pieces:
    3
    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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