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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    Made by owner.
    Name of Maker:
    Susan
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Higginbottom
    Surname:
    Dover
    Occupation:
    Seamstress, store clerk, nurse
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Bury, Lancashire England, Montreal, Cowansville
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Susan Dover
    Quilted by:
    Susan Dover
    Year Made:
    1992
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Cowansville QC
    Markings on Quilt:
    Label, date, place
    Location & Technique:
    Bottom left back of quilt
    Wording of Information (full text):
    Glory Be. Made by Susan Higginbottom Dover. Begun 1992 Finished 2012 Hallelujah!!
    Size in Inches:
    88½" x 87½"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Glory Be
    Colour (dominant):
    Pinks
    General Condition (Top):
    Good, used
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    40
    Size:
    8"
    Colour:
    Pink, green, lilac
    Sashing Width(s):
    2"
    Sashing Colours:
    Pink, green, lilac
    Sashing Colours: Plain or Print?:
    Print
    Sashing Number:
    14
    Border Pattern:
    Straight
    Border Number:
    5
    Border Width(s):
    1½", 5", 1½", 4", 1½"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    14"
    Border Colour(s):
    Green, lilac, pink
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    Print
    Corners:
    Mitred
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    Homemade, straight of goods, front turned back, bluish, print
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    Good
    Batting:
    Polyester
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    White
    Quilting (hand):
    Hand
    Quilting Condition:
    Good
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    10 stitches per inch, pink thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    ¼"
    Quilting Pattern (fill-in blocks):
    ¼"
    Quilting Pattern (sashing):
    Scallops
    Quilting Pattern (borders):
    Scallops and Celtic knots
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Cotton, green, printed (dots)
    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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