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REGISTRY NUMBER 1399
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    FROM HER GRANDMOTHER
    Name of Maker:
    ELIZA JANE
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    HODGINS
    Surname:
    HOBBS
    Relationship to Owner:
    CLARENDON
    Occupation:
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    CLARENDON
    Pieced by (top):
    ELIZA JANE HOBBES
    Quilted by:
    LAURE ELLIOTT & FAMILY
    Other notes:
    THIS QUILT TOP WAS PIECED BY LAURA'S GRANDMOTHER - ELIZA JANE HOBBES (WE THINK SHE DIED AROUND 1930). IT WAS QUILTED BY LAURA AND HER MOTHER, MITRED BORDER AND NEIGHBOUR - BEFORE LAURA'S WEDDING IN 1943 LAURA HAS A SIMILAR QUILT - FLOWER BASKET - RED & WHITE ALSO PIECED BY GRANDMOTHER. WE USED IT WORN
    Size in Inches:
    83 1/4 * 67
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    BEAR PAW
    Colour (dominant):
    RED ON WHITE
    General Condition (Top):
    GoodUsed/Worn
    Technique:
    Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    12 1/2
    Size:
    17 *1 7
    Colour:
    RED ON WHITE
    Sashing Width(s):
    3"
    Sashing Colours:
    WHITE
    Sashing Colours: Plain or Print?:
    plain
    Sashing Number:
    1
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Width(s):
    2 1/2
    Border Total Width (w/ Binding):
    2 1/2
    Border Colour(s):
    WHITE
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    One Fabric
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton
    Batting:
    Cotton
    Quilting (hand):
    GoodIrregular
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    4, WHITE
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    SCALLOPS
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    CottonPlain
    Number of Pieces:
    2
    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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