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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    inheritance- Miss Powers was a friend
    Name of Maker:
    E. F. Bowker
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    E. F. Bowker
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Farnham, Montreal
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    E. F. Bowker
    Quilted by:
    E. F. Bowker
    Year Made:
    1880
    Year is (accuracy):
    Estimate
    Place Made:
    Farnham
    Size in Inches:
    90" x 84"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Double irish chain
    Colour (dominant):
    white/faded green (or beige)
    General Condition (Top):
    Soiled
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand Machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    80
    Size:
    8 1/4" x 8 1/4"
    Border Number:
    3
    Border Width(s):
    2.5", 2 1/4", 2.5" on each end
    Border Colour(s):
    faded, as above
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    One Fabric
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    Hand Machine Homecut Straight Binding
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    good condition
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    midweight, white
    Quilting (hand):
    Regular
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    7-8 stitches/inch
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    cross
    Quilting Pattern (fill-in blocks):
    diagonal lines
    Quilting Pattern (borders):
    diagonal
    Backing Condition:
    Stained
    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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