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REGISTRY NUMBER 5643
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Inherited
    Name of Maker:
    Louis Cousineau family member
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Mostly in Montreal QC
    Pieced by (top):
    Unknown
    Quilted by:
    Unknown
    Size in Inches:
    74" x 70"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Applique Broderie Perse and Lemoyne Star
    Colour (dominant):
    White
    General Condition (Top):
    Used, damaged
    Technique:
    Appliqué
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand all with blanket stitch (top background machine pieced
    Block Set:
    Alternating
    Block Numbers (whole):
    20 Lemoyne Star offset with 12 Floral Fussy Cut
    Border Pattern:
    Appliqué with blanket stitch scallops
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Colour(s):
    Mint green
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Print
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% cotton
    Edging:
    Used, worn
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    Homemade, hand, machine, straight of goods, back turned forward, white with yellow thread whip stitch (floss?)
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    Thin, white
    Quilting (hand):
    Hand
    Quilting Condition:
    Excellent, regular, buttonhole
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    7 stitches per inch, white thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    Diagonal every ¾"
    Quilting Technique Notes:
    Appliqué with varigated thread (floss?) all the way through.
    Backing Condition:
    Used
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton, white, plain
    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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