Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1974.083.021 |
Object Name |
Cushion |
Other Name |
Souvenir, Grey County |
Title |
"Owen Sound" Souvenir Cushion |
Lexicon category |
2: Building Furnishings |
Date |
Early 20th-century |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
Description |
Embroidered "Owen Sound" souvenir cushion. The cushion cover is embroidered with red poppies, with "OWEN SOUND" lettered in brown ink diagonally inside a an angled, fence-like border. The cushion has a decorative cotton lace edging as well. There is no maker's identification. It is a feather-filled cushion. |
Makers mark |
None |
Provenance |
Made in Owen Sound, Grey County, but the maker and year made is unknown. It belonged to the Hindman or Proctor family. Likely belonged to Blanche Hindman (neé Proctor) (b. 1893) of Owen Sound, Grey County. Last owned by her daughter Helen Evans (neé Hindman). |
Collection |
Textiles, Household Linens Collection |
Material |
Cotton/Feather/Embroidery Thread/Lace/Thread/Ink |
Dimensions |
W-40 L-43 cm |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
Hindman, George Evans, Helen |
Subjects |
Remembrance |
Function |
Poppies symbolize remembrance, which is fitting for a souvenir. |