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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    given to Lennoxville Ascot Historical Society by Alice Graham Muir. Megantic does not have proper storage for artefacts. A fund raising project by members of St. Stephen's Church, Rectory Hill
    Name of Maker:
    Members of St. Stephen's Church, Rectory Hill
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Pieced by (top):
    Members of St. Stephen's Church
    Quilted by:
    Members of St. Stephen's Church
    Year Made:
    1903-1904
    Markings on Quilt:
    Initials Signature
    Location & Technique:
    ALL OVER
    Wording of Information:
    Signatures
    Size in Inches:
    84" x 75"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    signatures of church community
    General Condition (Top):
    Yellow Used/Worn Soiled
    Technique:
    Patchwork Embroidered
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand Machine
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    One Fabric
    Fabric:
    Silk
    Fabric Detail: Other?:
    cannot identify with certainty
    Edging:
    Turned together
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    enveloped, back+top sewn right side out, no binding
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    light, white, mesh+batting fastened together
    Quilting (hand):
    Irregular
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    5 stitches/inch, white thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    straight lines- 3" centres
    Backing Condition:
    Used
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton Other Plain
    Number of Pieces:
    3 pcs cotton sateen, rose, faded from sun
    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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