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REGISTRY NUMBER 936
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    inherited
    Name of Maker:
    Gabrielle Longtin and Mariette Brosseau
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Gabrielle Longtin and Mariette Brosseau
    Relationship to Owner:
    aunt/mother
    Occupation:
    Gabrielle-Teacher
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    St. Jacques le Mineur
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Gabrielle Longtin and Mariette Brosseau
    Quilted by:
    Gabrielle Longtin and Mariette Brosseau
    Year Made:
    1960
    Year is (accuracy):
    Estimate
    Place Made:
    St. Jacques
    Size in Inches:
    62.5x38.5
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    ship
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    60
    Block Numbers (half):
    blocks assembled by hand
    Size:
    6x6.5
    Colour:
    30 ships, 30 plain
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    One Fabric
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    Homecut Straight Binding
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    on wrong side only
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    light weight, off white
    Quilting (hand):
    Good
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    6 sts/inch,
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    1/4" round block
    Quilting Pattern (fill-in blocks):
    double cross
    Backing Condition:
    Used
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton
    Number of Pieces:
    2
    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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