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REGISTRY NUMBER 748
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    wedding gift
    Name of Maker:
    Bernice Glass Hewitt
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Bernice Glass Hewitt
    Relationship to Owner:
    mother
    Occupation:
    teacher
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Lennoxville
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Bernice Glass Hewitt
    Quilted by:
    Bernice Glass Hewitt
    Year Made:
    1995
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Lennoxville
    Size in Inches:
    94" x 79"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Rose of Sharon
    General Condition (Top):
    Like New
    Technique:
    Applique Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    9
    Size:
    19" x 19"
    Border Number:
    3+applique pillow sham
    Border Width(s):
    2" , 6.5", 1"
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    One Fabric
    Corners:
    Mitered
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton Other
    Fabric Detail: Other?:
    GREEN GLAZED
    Edging:
    Hand Machine Homecut Bias
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    excellent
    Batting:
    Polyster
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    mid weight, white
    Quilting (hand):
    Regular
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    7 sts/inch, off white
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    cross hatching, outline
    Quilting Pattern (borders):
    cable with 1 side feathered
    Raised Work:
    Center of roses stuffed
    Backing Condition:
    Good
    Backing Fabric:
    Poly/Cotton Blend
    Number of Pieces:
    2 beige
    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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