Object Record
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Metadata
Catalog Number |
2013.16.01 |
Object Name |
Quilt |
Date |
c. 1940 |
Year Range from |
1930 |
Year Range to |
1950 |
Features |
Quilt with large blocks (approx. 33 cm) separated by red border with 12 small squares of two different alternating colours in each block (blues, browns, orange, greys, and purple, some have stripes or plaid), hand sewn with black thread, some fabrics home spun. Red with blue and peach polkadot fabric backing, turned edging, hand-carded wool batting. |
Object Story |
This quilt was made by Mrs. Sedore, who was born around 1880 and lived about a mile south of Northbrook, Ontario on Highway 41. Her daughter Bessie Thompson (nee Sedore) and her family lived in a house down the road, where Bessie gave birth to Elinor Van Nest (nee Thompson) on August 2, 1926. The quilt was passed down from Sedore to her daughter Bessie who kept the quilt on the beds of her house on Highway 41. After Bessie passed away, the quilt went to her daughter Elinor and Elinor's daughter Anne Turner (nee Van Nest), who generously donated the textile to the museum. The quilt is hand-stitched and consists of home spun wool and cotton fabrics. Elinor helped card the wool that went into the quilt. |
People |
Sedore, Mrs. Thompson, Bessie (nee Sedore) Van Nest, Elinor Aletha (nee Thompson), 1926- Turner, Anne (nee Van Nest) |
Subjects |
Quilting Quilts Needlework Sewing Textile art Textiles |
Search Terms |
1930s 1940's |