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REGISTRY NUMBER 1354
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    GIFT
    Name of Maker:
    AMELIA EVELYN
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    SMILY
    Surname:
    HORNER
    Relationship to Owner:
    GRANDDAUGHTER
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    COLDWELL & SHAWVILLE
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Estimate
    Pieced by (top):
    AMELIA HORNER
    Quilted by:
    CAROLYN KNOX
    Year Made:
    1940
    Year is (accuracy):
    Estimate
    Place Made:
    SHAWVILLE
    Other notes:
    THIS DRESDEN PLATE QUILT WAS PIECED BY AMELIA (SMILY) HORNOER, MRS. W . HORNEr OF BRISTOL ABOUT 1935 AND QUILTED BY CAROLYN KNOX, A GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER 1960
    Size in Inches:
    96 * 72
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    DRESDEN PLATE
    Colour (dominant):
    MULTI COLOUR / OFF WHITE
    General Condition (Top):
    Good
    Technique:
    AppliquéPatchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    HandMachine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    20 1/2
    Size:
    15" *17"
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Width(s):
    1
    Border Colour(s):
    OFF WHITE
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    PlainOne Fabric
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    Front turned back
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Quilting (hand):
    Good
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    7 - WHITE
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    IN THE DITCH
    Quilting Pattern (fill-in blocks):
    MEDALLION
    Backing Condition:
    UsedStained
    Backing Fabric:
    CottonPlain
    Number of Pieces:
    2
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    PlainOne Fabric

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