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  • Name of Maker:
    Susan Higginbottom Dover
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Susan Higginbottom Dover
    Occupation:
    Seamstress
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    England, Montreal, Cowansville
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Susan Higginbottom Dover
    Quilted by:
    Susan Higginbottom Dover
    Year Made:
    1991
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Cowansville
    Size in Inches:
    110" x 90"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Rolling Star
    Reference:
    Ruby McKim 101 Patchwork Patterns
    Colour (dominant):
    mauve-white
    General Condition (Top):
    Like New
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    20
    Size:
    20" x 20"
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Width(s):
    2 1/4"
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    plain
    Border Colour(s):
    mauve
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    One Fabric
    Corners:
    Pieced
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Edging:
    Hand Machine Front turned back Homecut Bias
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    new
    Batting:
    Polyster
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    mid weight, white
    Quilting (hand):
    Regular
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    7 stitches/inch, white thread
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    stars in star
    Quilting Pattern (fill-in blocks):
    tulip/rose of sharon
    Quilting Pattern (borders):
    curves
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Number of Pieces:
    3+4 triangles
    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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