Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
2008.027.001 |
Object Name |
Quilt, Bed |
Other Name |
Quilt, Signature |
Title |
1905 Ladies Aid Society Quilt from Holland Centre, Ont. |
Lexicon category |
2: Building Furnishings |
Date |
1905 |
Made |
Ladies Aid Society |
Place of Origin |
Holland Centre, Township of Chatsworth, Grey County |
Description |
Red and white signature quilt / name quilt, with a title block reading: "Methodist Church / Holland Centre / 1905 / Ladies Aid Society" in ornate, red embroidery. The item is made of white cotton and red cotton fabric. It has a repeated stepped motif (perhaps a temple motif) in red. In between each stepped motif is a 5 cm x 5.8 cm red rectangular piece. The white binding is machine-stitched in white. On the white around the red areas, there are hand-inked names. Some of the names are written straight, while others are written on a slant. The names of several Reverends are included; the other people are members of the congregation or of the local community. There are forty-four blocks with names embroidered on them and block 20, 21, 28 and 29 have" Methodist church Holland Centre 1903 Ladies Aid Society" embroidered on them. Block order goes length-wise, because the names are horizontal in order to be legible. There are 3 images per block, due to difficulty getting all the names into the photo. Block 1: Mr. Jas. St. John, Mrs. Jas. St. John, Mr. Wm. Moffatt, Mrs. W. Moffatt, Clara Green, Mrs. S. Steel, Norma Steel, Mr. Franklin, Ada Carruthers. Block 2: W. J. Jackson, Mrs. W. J. Jackson, Annie Jackson, Alice Jackson, Harry Jackson, Edward Beirns, George I. Beirns, Will Beirns, Grace Beirns, Willie Jackson. Block 3: Walter Sargent, Mr. Robert Irwin, Maggie Irwin, Beatrice Irwin, Mrs. Robt. Irwin, Mr. Conley, Mrs. Conley, Frank Troughton, Mrs. F. Troughton, Mrs. Gauly. Block 4: Mrs. Speers, John Lacey, Ethel Atkinson, Mary Atkinson, Mr. & Mrs. Atkinson, Mr. & Mrs. Watts, Mr. & Mrs. Grant, John Leeds, Nora Thompson, Mr. & Mrs. Dawson. Block 5: A. F. Blue, Frank Troughton, Eliza Troughton, S. H. Breese, Mrs. S. H. Breese, E. B. Breese, A. M. Galbraithe, Stella Taylor, J. walton, Mrs. J. Walton, Emma Walton. Block 6: Mrs. Geo. Crowther, John H. Colridge, J. S. Price, Mrs. J. S. Price, Rossie Price, Mr. W. Black, Mrs. W. Black, Harold Williscroft, Maggie Williscroft, Mrs. J. Williscroft. Block 7: Eveline Wilson, Murriel Wilson, Rev. N. Montgomery, Mrs. Montgomery, Mrs. Marshall, John Large, Mrs. J. Large, Jacob Large, Mrs. J. Large, Carrie Crouther. Block 8: David Brown, Willie Hewett, Edgar Wright, Mrs. Edgar Wright, Miss Mary Walter, Robert Rankin, Mrs. R. Rankin, Robert Clark, Mrs. Robt. Clark, Earnest Nelson. Block 9: Miss F. Whitney, Mrs. Ed Campbell, Geo. Anderson, Fred Anderson, Steve Leack, Mrs. S. Leack, Thos. Fee, Mrs. Thos. Fee, Florence Fee. Block 10: Mrs. McCann, Miss Jennie McCann, W. T. Hambly, Mrs. W. T. Hambly, Gladys Hambly, Lucy Hambly, Miss Hambly, Mrs. Minion, Miss Ella Minion, Will Fraser. Block 11: Mrs. J. Wice, Mrs. T. Mitchell, Mr. S. Carey, Mrs. E. Carey, Bertha Carey, John Crone, Carrie Ewart, Mr. R. Acheson [sic.], Mrs. R. Atcheson, Edna Atcheson. Block 12: Rev. Rodwell, Mrs. Rodwell, Rev. Mr. Black, Mrs. Black, Amy Goode, Annie Sexton, Kate Johnston, Rev. Geo. Smith, Mrs. Smith, Lucelle Cartwright. Block 13: Mamie Merriam, Mr. C. Price, Mat Deaver, Thos. Deaver, Dorcas Deaver, Nettie Rodrick, Edna Rodrick, John Speers, Mrs. John Speers, Herb Ewart. Block 14: J. Hannah, Mrs. J. Hannah, Jas. Crowther, Mrs. J. Crowther, Bertha Crowther, Lilly Anderson, Mary E. Anderson, Jas. Roulston, Mrs. Jas. Rolston, Mrs. Moir. Block 15: Rev. Geo. Briggan, Mrs. Geo. Briggan, Rev. Geo. Fox, Mrs. Geo. Fox, Ruby Curtis, Dr. Brethoen, Mrs. Brethoen, Kate Hudson, Edith Hudson, Mabel Hudson. Block 16: Robert McKennet, Mrs. Robt. McKennet, Robert McKessock, Mrs. R. McKessock, Rev. Dr. Dougal, Lloyd McKennet, Russel McKennet, John Nesbett, Mrs. J. Nesbett, Gustie Batterman. Block 17: Vern Merriam, Mrs. Vern Merriam, Chas. J. Gilby, Mrs. Chas. Gilby, Rev. John Power, Mrs. J. Power, Mr. M. Cavanagh, Mrs. M. Cavanagh, Anson Stevenson. Block 18: Mrs. J. Fowler, Dougal McKay, Thos. Walters, Mrs. T. Walters, Emily Walters, Dave Morrison, Kate Anderson, Louis Gillespie, Edgar Gillespie, Mabel Gillespie. Block 19: John Hampton, Mrs. John Hampton, Will Hampton, George Hampton, Lottie Hampton, Joe Hampton, Mrs. J. Hampton, Dan Telford, Mrs. D. Telford, Annie Telford. Block 20: Rev. Henry Berry, Mrs. Henry Berry, Edwin Berry, Weston Berry, Mabel Berry, Bevely Ball [sic.], Homer Ball, Beatrice McKinley, Bessie McKinley, Ethel Gillespie. Block 21: Wesley Brethoen M.P.P., Mrs. Wesley Brethoen, Mrs. Arnold Brethoen, John Brethoen, Mr. Rowe, Mr. Geo. Shire, Mrs. Geo. Shire, Miss L. Shire, Miss B. Shire, Clara Bigelow. Block 22: Dr. E. Oldham, Mrs. E. Oldham, Morell Oldham, Loila Oldham, Maurice Oldham, Mr. T. Givens, Mrs. T. Givens, O. A. Givens, M. M. Givens, R. E. Givens. Block 23: Mr. F. Hamilton, Mrs. F. Hamilton, Manicy Hamilton, Eddie Hamilton, John Hamilton, Robert Hamilton, Bessie Hamilton, Mr. J. Howey, Mrs. J. Howey, Elizabeth Williams. Block 24: Ralph Emerson, Mrs. Wm. McCartney, Ollis McCartney, Lyla McCartney, Carry McCartney, Mrs. Elvin, Mrs. Brace, Mr. Roberts, Mrs. Roberts, Carrie Bailey. Block 25: Robert Workman, Richard Hannah, Ellie Hannah, Will Hannah, Mr. D. Hannah, Mrs. S. Hannah, George Hannah, William Crane, Mrs. Wm. Crane, Ida Crane. Block 26: Alex Grant, Norman Greenway, Josh Crowther, Mrs. J. Crowther, James Shute, Harry Crowther, Mrs. H. Crowther, John Crowther, Mrs. J. Crowther, Mattie Holmes. Block 27: Robert Minion, Mrs. Robt. Minion, Willie Minion, Annie Minion, Gertrude Minion, Mr. T. Price, Clara Price, Mr. E. Sargent, Mrs. E. Sargent, Thos. Troughton. Block 28: Mrs. R. Hannah, Rebecca Shunn, Minnie Code, Rachel Code, Ettie Code, John Code, Mrs. J. Code, Mr. L. Anderson, Mrs. L. Anderson, Thomas Garvie. Block 29: Rev. Dr. McClaren, Mrs. Dr. McClaren, Rev. J. W. Shilton, Mrs. J. W. Shilton, John Shilton, Edith Austin, Annie Simpson, Mrs. J. S. Wilson, Rev. J. S. Wilson, Laura Greenaway. Block 30: Rev. J. J. Ferguson, Mrs. J. J. Ferguson, J. Alvin A. Ferguson, W. Marshal Ferguson, Emily A. Ferguson, Mrs. J. Watson, Mr. Stafford, Mr. M. Smith, Mrs. M. Smith, Harry Smith. Block 31: Lela Greenaway, Mr. & Mrs. ?, William Freeman, Mrs. W. Freeman, Allie Newman, Rev. W. Crane, Mrs. W. Crane, David Hunt, Mrs. D. Hunt, Etta Cameron. Block 32: Walter Sargent, Maggie Smith, Mr. J. Hannah, Mrs. J. Hannah, Mabel Ceasar, A. Clayton, Mrs. A. Clayton, Henry Collins, Mrs. H. Collins, John Smith. Block 33: Rev. Lawerence, Mrs. Lawerence, Mr. Arthur Guest, Mrs. A. Guest, Ruth Smith, John Atkinson, Mrs. J. Atkinson, Will Atkinson, Nelie Atkinson, Mrs. Rutherford. Block 34: Mr. S. Greenaway, Mrs. S. Greenaway, May Greenaway, Milton, Greenway, John Farley, Will Ewrin, Etta Erwin, Mr. T. Mower, Mrs. T. Mower, M. E. Mower. Block 35: Pearl Curtis, Bernice Greenaway, Bert Grange, Mrs. B. Grange, Wm. McCarney, Rev. Dr. Dougal, Rev. Dr. Henderson, John Davis, Mrs. J. Davis, Tena Johnstone. Block 36: Rev. Wm. Learoyd, Mrs. Wm. Learoyd, Clarance Learoyd, Harold Learoyd, Alma Learoyd, Will Breese, Mrs. W. Breese, Wm. Winter, Mrs. Winter, Lillie Winter. Block 37: Rev. Joe Berry, Rev. Francis Berry, Rev. Herbert Magee, Rev. Will Welwood, Rev. Will Wilson, Rev. Welwood, Rev. Grandy, Mrs. Geo. Honey, Rev. Geo. Honey, Rev. Ellis. Block 38: Abel Wright, Mrs. Geo. Williams, Wm. Campbell, Mrs. W. Campbell, T. C. Walker, Mattie Jackson, Sidney Jackson, Frank Hill, Harold Hill, Bella McMullen. Block 39: Will Carson, Mrs. Will Carson, John Mitchell, Miss M. Mitchell, Jean Hall, Albert Carson, Mrs. A. Carson, Sam Irwin, Mrs. S. Irwin, May Stubbs. Block 40: Mr. J. Robinson, Mrs. J. Robinson, Lorilla Robinson, E. C. White, Daniel Schwandt, Emannel Schwandt, Lollie Schwandt, Annie Schwandt, Mat Farley. Block 41: T. Cullens, Mr. J. Webster, Mr. Fred Walker, Mrs. Fred Walker, Laura Walker, Robt. Clark, Mrs. Robt. Clark, Ada Walker, Elmar Walker, Myrtle Walter. Block 42: Mr. J. Foster, Mrs. J. Foster, Willie Foster, Harry Foster, Della Foster, Bert Foster, Gordon Foster, Alice Crowther, Ruth Crowther, Mr. E. Farley. Block 43: Lillie Whiteoak, Mary J. McCann, Mr. Jas. Crowther, Mrs. J. Crowther, James Crowther, Mrs. A. LeGord, Elmer LeGord, James Dixon, Mrs. J. Dixon, Mrs. W. Deaver. Block 44: Bertha Flynn, Mr. S. Boggs, Edmonds Williams, Mrs. E. Williams, Jessie Williams, Rev. Jno. Doel, Mrs. J. Doel, Morley Williams, John B. Williams, Eloise Williams. |
Makers mark |
Embroidered in red: "Methodist Church / Holland Centre / 1905 / Ladies Aid Society" (the "5" in 1905 is somewhat indistinct) |
Provenance |
Made in 1905 by the Ladies Aid Society group of the Methodist Church in Holland Center, Grey County. In January of that year, the congregation decided to raise money to help finance the building of a new Methodist Church building, which was dedicated on December 10, 1905 (the Methodist Church would eventually become the Holland Centre United Church). William Hampton won this item when it was raffled off in 1905, and gave it to relatives who later moved out west. It was last owned by Sharon Bohdan of Calgary. |
Collection |
Textiles, Bedding Collection |
Material |
Cotton/Embroidery Thread/Thread/Dye |
Dimensions |
W-174 L-162 cm |
Found |
Calgary, Alberta |
People |
Fee, Florence Price, J. S. Williams, Edmond |
Subjects |
Holland Township Quilting Holland Centre, Ontario Fund raising Churches |
Search Terms |
Holland Centre Holland Centre Methodist Church |