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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:
    84" x 69"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    8 pointed star
    Colour (dominant):
    purple/white
    General Condition (Top):
    Like New
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    30 (15 white, 15 star)
    Size:
    14" x 14"
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    One Fabric
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    Hand Homecut Straight Binding
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    good condition, curved corners
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    light weight
    Quilting (hand):
    Regular
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    10 stitches/inch, white thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    over all cross hatching
    Backing Condition:
    Stained
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton
    Number of Pieces:
    4- loose weave
    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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